- 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
- 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
- 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 - New World Encyclopedia
The first modern trees (conifers, ginkgos, and cycads) appeared in the Permian The Permian began with the Carboniferous flora still flourishing
- Permian - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Permian is a geological period which started about 299 million years ago (mya), and ended about 252 mya It is the sixth and last period of the Paleozoic era and the sixth period in the Phanerozoic eon, and ended in the largest mass extinction known to science
- Permian Period | Natural History Museum
Most major groups of terrestrial vertebrates were present in the Permian A wide variety of amphibians lived on land and in fresh water, including the giant carnivorous Eryops as well as large herbivores
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