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Bookmark or Share- 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 Period | Plants, Animals, Extinction, & Facts ...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: Climate, Animals & Plants | Live ScienceThe Permian Period was the final period of the Paleozoic Era. Lasting from 298.9 million to 251.9 million years ago, it followed the Carboniferous Period and preceded the Triassic...
- Permian Period and Extinction | National GeographicThe Permian period, which ended in the largest mass extinction the Earth has ever known, began about 299 million years ago. The emerging supercontinent of Pangaea presented severe...
- 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.
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