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Permian animal stubs (1 C, 114 P) Pages in category "Permian animals" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. This list may not reflect recent ...
The Permian (/ ˈ p ɜːr m i. ə n / 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 million years ago (Mya), to the beginning of the Triassic Period 251.902 Mya.
Synapsids became the dominant type of animal, represented by the Pelycosaurs during the Early Permian and Therapsids during the Middle and Late Permian, and distinguished by the appearance and possession of mammal-like characteristics (hence the old term "mammal-like reptiles").
Permian vertebrates of North America (4 C, 1 P) Pages in category "Permian animals of North America" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total.
Permian animals of Oceania (1 C, 2 P) S. Permian animals of South America (2 C, 6 P) This page was last edited on 31 October 2021, at 23:01 (UTC). Text is available ...
The Cisuralian is the first series/epoch of the Permian.The Cisuralian was preceded by the Pennsylvanian and followed by the Guadalupian.The Cisuralian Epoch is named after the western slopes of the Ural Mountains in Russia and Kazakhstan and dates between 298.9 ± 0.15 – 272.3 ± 0.5 Ma.
After flourishing for many millions of years, these successful animals were all but wiped out by the Permian–Triassic mass extinction about 250 mya, the largest known extinction in Earth's history, possibly related to the Siberian Traps volcanic event. Nikkasaurus was an enigmatic synapsid from the Middle Permian of Russia.
Size comparison between a person and Inostrancevia (reconstructed with long lips and some hair). Earlier gorgonopsids in the Middle Permian were quite small, with skull lengths of 10–15 cm (4–6 in), [1] whereas some later genera attained massive, bear-like sizes with the largest being Inostrancevia up to 3.5 m (11 ft) in length and 300 kg (660 lb) in body mass. [2]