Terrestrial life was well established by the Carboniferous period. Amphibians were the dominant land vertebrates, of which one branch would eventually evolve into reptiles, the first fully terrestrial vertebrates. Arthropods were also very common, and many (such as Meganeura), were much larger than those of today.
Full Definition of TEAPOT. : a vessel with a spout and a handle in which tea is brewed and from which it is served. See teapot defined for English-language learners.efinition of TEAPOT for Kids. : a pot for making and serving tea.
This took place in  the early 1920's. The 1920's Public Corruption Case Teapot Dome was the name for an oil field on federal lands in Wyoming, which was leased (along with other land) to oil companies by Warren Harding's Secretary of the Interior, Albert Fall. Fall was previously a US Senator from New Mexico.