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Permian

earth science Maturity 11-13

A long time ago, the world was different.

280 Ma plate tectonic reconstruction.png
280 Ma plate tectonic reconstruction.png
One big land held all the ground. It was very hot and dry.
Diorama of a Permian forest floor - Eryops (45651934102).jpg
Diorama of a Permian forest floor - Eryops (45651934102).jpg
New animals began to live there. Many animals died out at the end. Can you imagine a world like that?

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File:280 Ma plate tectonic reconstruction.png
280 Ma plate tectonic reconstruction.png
File:Selwyn Rock 2.JPG
Selwyn Rock 2.JPG
File:HercosestriaPair040111.jpg
HercosestriaPair040111.jpg
File:Permocupes sojanensis holotype and reconstruction.jpg
Permocupes sojanensis holotype and...
File:Weigeltisaurus reconstruction.png
Weigeltisaurus reconstruction.png
File:The World of the Carboniferous-Permian boundary.svg
The World of the Carboniferous-Permian...
File:Diorama of a Permian forest floor - Eryops (45651934102).jpg
Diorama of a Permian forest floor -...
File:Extinction Intensity.svg
Extinction Intensity.svg
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