Much of the world's coal reserves were formed from the buried remains of ____, the dominant plants of the Carboniferous period.

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The dominant plants of the Carboniferous period, which contributed to the formation of much of the world's coal reserves, were seedless vascular plants. These include ferns, horsetails, and clubmosses, which thrived in the swampy forests of that era.

Much of the World's Coal Reserves Were Formed from the Buried