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Bookmark or Share- Permian Basin | Oil & Gas, Texas, USA | BritannicaPermian Basin, large sedimentary basin in western Texas and southeastern New Mexico, U.S., noted for its rich petroleum, natural gas, and potassium deposits. Owing to its economic importance, it is one of the most well-studied geologic regions of the world.
- The Permian Extinction—When Life Nearly Came to an EndAbout 250 million years ago, at the end of the Permian period, something killed some 90 percent of the planet's species. Less than five percent of the animal species in the seas survived. On land less than a third of the large animal species made it. Nearly all the trees died.
- Permian extinction | Overview & Facts | BritannicaPermian extinction, a series of extinction pulses that contributed to the greatest mass extinction in Earth’s history. Many geologists and paleontologists contend that the Permian extinction occurred over the course of 15 million years during the latter part of the Permian Period (299 million to 252 million years ago).
- Permian - WikipediaThe Permian (/ ˈ p ɜːr m i. ə n / PUR-mee-ən) 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.
- Permian–Triassic mass extinction pulses driven by major ... - NaturePermian–Triassic mass extinction pulses driven by major marine carbon cycle perturbations | Nature Geoscience. Article. Published: 19 October 2020. Permian–Triassic mass extinction pulses...
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