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When the Permian Period began 290 million years ago, the continents were assembling into one giant landmass called Pangaea. Spreading almost from pole to pole, this supercontinent contained a range of climates, from arid deserts to lush tropics.
New tetrapods—four-legged vertebrates—found new ways of living in these habitats. One group of tetrapods, called amniotes, reproduced via a new type of egg that let them live on land full-time. Among these amniotes were early reptiles and synapsids: the group that includes the ancestors of mammals.
Scientists learn about Permian plants and animals through a number of specimens and fossils.
Continue to the Plants of Pangaea Images. >>
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