permian period
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Permian Period. 299 -251 million years ago. 2 51 mya – Mass extinction The Paleozoic ends with the greatest Mass Extinction in geologic history. Permian Plants. Conifers 1 st Appear (Needle like trees) Cycads Appear (Seed Fern). Terrestrial Animals. 1 st Archosaur s Appear - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Permian Period
251 mya – Mass extinctionThe Paleozoic ends with the greatest Mass Extinction in
geologic history
299-251 million years ago
Permian Plants• Conifers 1st Appear (Needle like
trees)• Cycads Appear (Seed Fern)
Terrestrial Animals• 1st Archosaurs AppearGroup that gives rise to
dinosaurs
• DimetrodonGroup that gives rise to
Mammals
Marine Waters are rich withMarine Animals
• Echinoderms• Brachiopods• Fusulinids• Cephalopods • Trilobites
Insects• Cockroaches• Dragonflies
Mass Extinctionmarks the end of the Permian and thus the
Paleozoic EraLARGEST MASS EXTINCTION IN
GEOLOGIC HISTORY
Bye-Bye Trilobites and Eurypterids
251 million years ago
What does it look like?
Pangaea Is Complete