Permian
298.9 Ma – 252 Ma · part of the Paleozoic era
The continents assembled into Pangaea during the Permian, and deserts spread across its interior. The period — and the Paleozoic — ended in the largest extinction known, erasing around 90% of marine species.
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Highlights
- Assembly of Pangaea
- Spread of continental deserts
- The end-Permian “Great Dying”