The mass extinction that ended the Permian geological epoch, 252 million years ago, wiped out most animals living on Earth.

Nobu Tamura/Wikimedia Commons The Triassic Period (252-201 million years ago) began after Earth's worst-ever extinction event devastated life. The Permian-Triassic extinction event, also known as the ...

Research shows how Earth's climate suddenly warmed 10°C, transforming ecosystems and causing the worst mass extinction in history.

"But it may be the best place to see the terrestrial realm's transition from the Permian to the Triassic period." We ascended through sheep-ranching country toward the Lootsberg Pass. The rocks ...

The period of time before the Triassic was called the Permian. This was a time when a wide variety of animals lived, including a group of animals called the synapsids, which would later evolve ...

A new study reveals that a region in China's Turpan-Hami Basin served as a refugium, or "life oasis," for terrestrial plants ...

3 min read The start of the Triassic period (and the Mesozoic era ... and sea urchins that survived the Permian extinction and were quickly diversifying. The first corals appeared, though other ...

The dinosaur extinction is widely known, but the end-Permian mass extinction was an even more devastating event in Earth’s ...

A new study reveals that a region in China’s Turpan-Hami Basin served as a refugium, or “Life oasis” for terrestrial plants ...

Witton ( The end-Permian mass extinction, 252 million years ago, was the largest, wiping out up to 90% of species.

The end-Permian mass extinction occurred around ... Their studies suggest a harsh environment at the start of the Early Triassic period, with only sparse and simple life remaining.

The end-Permian mass extinction occurred around ... Their studies suggest a harsh environment at the start of the Early Triassic period, with only sparse and simple life remaining.