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From 289.9 to 251.9 mya

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The super continent called Pangaea started to emerge around 280 mya which caused changes in the environment and climate

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USGS. “Permian.” How Plate Tectonics Affected the Permian Extinction of Organic Life, Richard Kaczor, Apr. 2008, academic.emporia.edu/aberjame/student/kaczor1/rk.htm.

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While the super continent Pangaea was forming, it caused severe changes in the climate.
South: Freezing and dry with most of its territory being covered in ice
North: Areas were extremely hot and experienced season changes between dry and wet
Plants: Many plants became replaced by drought-resistant plants such as ferns due to the changing seasons

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As the climate was warming up, many marine animals and terrestrial animals started to diversify after living through the early cold periods of the Permian period.

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Many animals during this time period were cold blooded reptiles and they had to adapt to fluctuations of temperature from between night and day.(Below freezing and around 100 degrees F)

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These creatures were very diverse and some species of them were carnivores while others were herbivores. Some were huge weighing over a ton, and some were smaller. However most of them were cold blooded, but over time the smaller versions grew hair as insulants for heat, and became warm-blooded

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Bogdanov, Dmitry. “Therapsida.” Therapsida, Paleos.com, palaeos.com/vertebrates/therapsida/index.html.

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The Permian Extinction happened towards the end of the era and into the beginning of the Triassic period. This has been the world biggest extinction ever with the deaths of around 95% of marine life and 70% of land animals. This was all due to the increase of temperature in oceans(around 80 F) and the increase of CO2 in the atmosphere, and clouds of ash from volcanoes disrupting the process of photosynthesis

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Geographic, 23 Jan. 2017, www.nationalgeographic.com/science/

prehistoric-world/permian/. Accessed 13 Mar. 2020.

“Deep Time.” PBS, WBGH, Evolution, www.pbs.org/wgbh/evolution/change/deeptime/permian.html.  Accessed 17 Mar. 2020.

Ross, Charles A, and June R.P Ross. “Permian Period.” Britannica, Encyclopaedia       Britannica, 16 Oct. 2018, www.britannica.com/science/Permian-Period. Accessed 17 Mar. 2020.