Ixesha leCarboniferous lixesha lejoloji elathatha malunga 359 ukuya 299 Izigidi kwiminyaka eyadlulayo, ngexesha lePaleozoic. Ithiywe kakhulu emva kweediphozithi zamalahle ezininzi ezenziwe ngeli xesha. Ixesha leCarboniferous lahlulwe langama-subperiods amabini, iMississippian kunye nePennsylvanian.
Ngexesha leCarboniferous, imozulu yoMhlaba yayishushu kwaye ifumile, ezinotyani obuninzi namahlathi agqume umhlaba omninzi. Iilwandle nazo zazinyakazela zizinto eziphilayo, kuquka nezilwanyana zaselwandle ezingenamqolo, intlanzi, kunye nookrebe bokuqala. Eli xesha labona ukuvela kwamaqela amaninzi amatsha ezinto eziphilayo, kuquka nezirhubuluzi zokuqala kunye nezilwanyana ezihlala emanzini.
Esinye seziganeko ezibalulekileyo okanye iziganeko ngexesha leCarboniferous yayikukunyuka kwezinto ezinkulu, iiarthropods ezihlala ehlathini, ezifana nezigcawu kunye ne-millipedes. Ezi zidalwa zakwazi ukukhula zaya kutsho kubukhulu obukhulu ngenxa yamanqanaba aphezulu eoksijini esemoyeni ngelo xesha..
Ixesha leCarboniferous laphela ngesiganeko esikhulu sokutshabalala esatshabalalisa amaqela amaninzi ezilwanyana kunye nezityalo., ukuvula indlela yenguquko yamaqela amatsha kweli xesha lilandelayo lokwakheka komhlaba, iPermian.