Tropical riparian ecosystems—those found along rivers and wetlands—recovered much faster than expected following the end-Permian mass extinction around 252 million years ago, according to new research ...

An Islander discovered a large fossil footprint along the shores of P.E.I.'s Hillsborough Bay. It's believed to date back to ...

An artistic rendering of an evening approximately 252 million years ago during the late Permian in the Luangwa Basin of Zambia. The scene includes several saber-toothed gorgonopsians and beaked ...

Before the dawn of the dinosaurs, there was Soccoropteris cancellarei. The plant, which was found in Socorro County, is a newly discovered species that would have lived about 290 million years ago, ...

Therapsids, the ancient relatives of mammals, once roamed Earth in great numbers during the middle to late Permian period. These land-dwelling creatures would later evolve into mammals, but their ...

The mass extinction that killed 80% of life on Earth 250 million years ago may not have been quite so disastrous for plants, new fossils hint. Scientists have identified a refuge in China where it ...

A study of fossil bones from four collections has revealed that a stocky build was an evolutionary advantage for a late Permian predator. Moschorhinus kitchingi is a therocephalain — a ‘beast head’ — ...

Scientists reclassified a long-misunderstood fossil from Brazil as a new genus, Franscinella riograndensis. Using advanced microscopy, they discovered spores preserved in situ—a rare find that links ...

Discover the Guryul Ravine in Kashmir, a national geo-heritage site with fossil records of the Permian-Triassic mass ...

There is no shortage of Texas hiking trails offering breathtaking views, but only the Permian Reef Trail in Guadalupe Mountains National Park takes you into another state and showcases ancient fossils ...

Some areas in the Permian have hit geological limits while others, yet to be drilled, are not expected to be as prolific as the prime Tier 1 acreage. Despite record U.S. crude oil production, limits ...