A map of Earth as it appeared 275 million years ago during the Permian Period, Cisuralian Epoch

The maps show the varied landscapes of the ancient Earth through hundreds of millions of years of geologic time including distribution of ancient shallow seas, deep ocean basins, mountain ranges, coastal plains, and continental interiors.

Apr 2, 2014 · The Permian Period (along with the Paleozoic Era) ended with the largest mass extinction in Earth’s history, in which nearly 90% of marine species and 70% of terrestrial species died out. It would take well into the Triassic for life to recover from this catastrophe.

Interactive 3D virtual object - globes that you and manipulate, rotate, and view from many angles. Times available: Modern Globe, Miocene (20 Ma), K/T boundary (65 Ma), Late Cretaceous (80 Ma), Early Cretaceous (120 Ma), Earliest Cretaceous (140 Ma), Pangea - earliest Jurassic (200 Ma), early Permian (280 Ma). 3D Paleogeographic Animations.

Permian Period, in geologic time, the last period of the Paleozoic Era. The Permian Period began 298.9 million years ago and ended 252.2 million years ago, extending from the close of the Carboniferous Period to the outset of the Triassic Period.

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Oct 30, 2012 · The Permian is the last Period of the Paleozoic Era. It ended with the greatest mass extinction known in the last 600 million years. Up to 90% of marine species disappeared from the fossil record, with many families, orders, and even classes becoming extinct.

The paleoclimatic summary maps are: 1) Temperature (Map G), 2) Atmospheric Pressure and Surface Winds (Map J), 3) Rainfall and Surface Runoff (Map H), 4) Ocean Salinity and Surface Currents, 5) Zones of Upwelling (Map M).

The Permian was the period of giant hard-shelled creatures: arthropods, insects and marine invertebrates. The beginning of the Permian is dated during an Ice Age that began in the late Carboniferous. Rock strata from the era is dated using a multitude of …

Paleogeographic Maps Earth History International divisions of geologic time (eras, periods, epochs, stages) are standardized by the International Commission on Stratigraphy (ICS, www.stratigraphy.org).