- Permian - Wikipedia
The Permian ( ˈpɜːrmi ən PUR-mee-ən) [4] is a geologic period and stratigraphic system which spans 47 million years, from the end of the Carboniferous Period 298 9 Ma (million years ago) to the beginning of the Triassic Period 251 902 Ma
- Permian Period | Plants, Animals, Extinction, Facts | Britannica
Permian Period, in geologic time, the last period of the Paleozoic Era The Permian Period began 298 9 million years ago and ended 252 2 million years ago, extending from the close of the Carboniferous Period to the outset of the Triassic Period
- Permian Period—298. 9 to 251. 9 MYA - U. S. National Park Service
During the Permian Period, Earth’s crustal plates formed a single, massive continent called Pangaea In the correspondingly large ocean, Panthalassa, marine organisms such as brachiopods, gastropods, cephalopods (nautiloids and ammonoids), and crinoids were present
- The Permian - University of California Museum of Paleontology
The Permian period lasted from 290 to 248 million years ago and was the last period of the Paleozoic Era The distinction between the Paleozoic and the Mesozoic is made at the end of the Permian in recognition of the largest mass extinction recorded in the history of life on Earth
- Permian Period and Extinction - National Geographic
The Permian period, which ended in the largest mass extinction the Earth has ever known, began about 299 million years ago
- Permian - New World Encyclopedia
Three general areas are especially noted for their Permian deposits: the Ural Mountains, China, and the southwest of North America, where the Permian Basin in the U S state of Texas is so named because it has one of the thickest deposits of Permian rocks in the world
- Permian Basin (North America) - Wikipedia
The Permian Basin is a large sedimentary basin in the southwestern part of the United States It is the highest-producing oil field in the US, producing an average of 4 2 million barrels of crude oil per day in 2019 This sedimentary basin is located in western Texas and far-southeastern New Mexico
- Permian Period - Geology Page
The Permian is a geologic period and system which extends from 298 9 ± 0 2 to 252 2 ± 0 5 (Million years ago) It is the last period of the Paleozoic Era, following the Carboniferous Period and preceding the Triassic Period of the Mesozoic Era
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