Permian
Period ranging from 299 million years ago until 251 million years ago.
The final period of the Paleozoic. Further development of reptiles and many molusks. First Ginkgo trees developed. The number of amphibians and insects decreased. The primitive armoured fishes became extinct. Flourishing period of the Trilobites . At the end of the Permian there was an mass-extinction. The cause is still unclear.
Period
| Epoch
| Stage
| Age (in Milion years) *
| 
| Lopingian
| Changsingian
| 251 - 254
| Wuchiapingian
| 254 - 260
| Guadalupian
| Capitanian
| 260 - 266
| Wordian
| 266 - 268
| Roadian
| 268 - 271
| Cisuralian
| Kungurian
| 271 - 276
| Artinskian
| 276 - 284
| Sakmarian
| 284 - 295
| Asselian
| 295 - 299
|
* Age is rounded
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