Today I Learned: All coal was created around the same time

There is an ongoing debate on whether almost all coal was made around the same time, during a brief period 360 to 300 million years ago.

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We are using the coal that was created during this period and almost no new coal has formed since then.

Steve Mould provides an easy-to-understand explanation in this video on YouTube.

The Elk Valley Coal News has a detailed article on this here.