Permian, Extinction Event and Oasis

A Life Oasis Protected Plants During the Permian Mass Extinction Event
Even during one of Earth's largest mass extinction events, where heat waves kill of a majority of Earth's species, at least one oasis of survival existed. The findings suggest that there may have been pockets of protection throughout Earth - challenging the notion that the heat affected life on the planet uniformly,
Terrestrial 'life oasis' from end-Permian mass extinction period discovered in China
A new study reveals that a region in China's Turpan-Hami Basin served as a refugium, or "life oasis," for terrestrial plants during the end-Permian mass extinction, the most severe biological crisis since the Cambrian period.
The remote locale that shielded plants during Earth’s biggest mass extinction
About 252 million years ago, 80 to 90 percent of life on Earth was wiped out. In the Turpan-Hami Basin, life persisted and bounced back faster.
Ancient Frogs Survived Earth's Greatest Mass Extinction Event by Not Adapting
Learn why the temnospondyls’ inability to evolve eventually did them in when mammals and dinosaurs appeared on the scene.
Scientists Discover a Lost World in China That Survived Earth’s Greatest Mass Extinction
Scientists have uncovered a hidden prehistoric ecosystem in China that defied Earth's deadliest mass extinction, revealing a lost world that thrived while most life perished.
Chinese fossil site suggests land plants survived Earth’s worst mass extinction
A recently uncovered fossil location in China’s Turpan-Hami Basin suggests that some terrestrial ecosystems were only marginally affected by the most cataclysmic extinction event in Earth’s history, the end-Permian mass extinction.
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What Ancient Fossils Reveal About the Apocalypse That Nearly Erased Life on Earth!
A new study reveals how ancient plant ecosystems recovered from the End-Permian mass extinction, Earth’s most catastrophic ...
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The Permian extinction—when life nearly came to an end
That's difficult—sediments containing fossils from the end of the Permian are rare and often inaccessible. One site that preserves the extinction's victims lies about a half day's drive inland ...
Ancient Fossils Reveal Survival Secrets of Earth’s Worst Mass Extinction
Can plants uncover the survival secrets of Earth’s darkest days? A research team from (UCC), the University of Connecticut, ...
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PERMIAN FOSSILS FROM THE EASTERN HIMALAYA*
The fossils were thought to be nummulites, but afterwards they were shown to be crinoid ossicles of uncertain age. Fifty years later, E. J. Garwood found that the high range bordering Sikkim to ...
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Fossils reveal rapid land recovery after end-Permian extinction around 252 million years ago
The fossils showed a notable reduction in organism size compared to before the end-Permian extinction—a common indicator of extreme environmental stress. However, fossils from the Spathian stage ...
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Tetrapod skeletal fossils preserved in the South Taodonggou Section in Xinjiang, China (IMAGE)
Tetrapod skeletal fossils preserved in the South Taodonggou Section in Xinjiang, China date to approximately 150,000 years before the end-Permian mass extinction ...
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252 million years ago ancient frogs outsmarted Earth’s deadliest extinction: Study
This extinction event occurred 252 million years ago and was most likely triggered by a cascade of volcanic eruptions. ​​ Though 90% of life perished, some species survived despite the environmental ...
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Research Unveils Climate Crisis Behind Great Dying Event
The mass extinction that ended the Permian geological epoch, 252 million years ago, wiped out most animals living on Earth. Huge volcanoes erupted ...
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Fossils reveal rapid land recovery after end-Permian extinction
The fossils showed a notable reduction in organism size compared to before the end-Permian extinction – a common indicator of extreme environmental stress. However, fossils from the Spathian ...