Permian Collection (page 3)

A herbivorous dinocephalian therapsid grazes on a hilltop 255 million years ago in what is today in the European part of Russia near the Ural Mountains

Pantelosaurus saxonicus, Early Permian of Germany
Pantelosaurus saxonicus, a sphenacodont pelycosaur from the Early Permian of Germany

Araucaria prehistoric tree, isolated on white background

Moschops dinosaur, white background
Moschops was a primeval herbivorous dinosaur that lived in South Africa in the Permian Period

Two prehistoric Platyoposaurus stuckenbergi swim ashore
Two prehistoric Platyoposaurus stuckenbergi animals swim ashore

Dimetrodon reptile, front view. Dimetrodon was a mammal-like sailback reptile that lived in the Permian Period of North America and Europe

A Dimetrodon roams the Mid-Permian Period, circa 250 million years ago

A forest of Cordaites and Araucaria in a rainstorm during the Late (Lopingian) Permian/Early Triassic period about 250 million years ago

Dimetrodon fight over territory in a scene that must have been repeated many times 280 million years ago. Their spectacular sails are backlit revealing the translucent skin supported by long neural

Dimetrodon limbatus, a prehistoric animal
Dimetrodon limbatus

Sail-backed Dimetrodons, alive during Earths Permian period of time

Dimetrodon, an apex predator during the Early Permian period of time

Glossopteris tree on white background. Glossopteris is the most important of those Pteridosperms (seed plants) who dominated the Permian period which is now extinct

Lycaenops dinosaur roaring in the desert

The sailed-back Dimetrodon sunbathes in a primordial swamp
The sailed-back Dimetrodon, which was actually a mammal-like reptile and not a dinosaur, sunbathes in a primordial swamp

Three Estemmenosuchus mirabilis face off in a Paleozoic lake
Resembling modern day hippopotami, three Estemmenosuchus mirabilis face off in a Paleozoic lake 255 million years ago in what is today the Perm region of Russia near the Ural Mountains

Prestosuchus dinosaur catches a fish out of water
Prestosuchus dinosaur fishing amongst glossopteris tree by sunset

Pedra de Fogo Formation featuring a genus of Prionosuchus
Pedra de Fogo Formation, featuring Prionosuchus, Basilichthys, lungfish (duo), palaeoniscoid (shoal) and a Ctenacanthus shark

Diplocaulus salamandroides, a prehistoric animal from the Paleozoic Era

Lanthanosuchus, an extinct genus of parareptile from the Late Permian period

A pair of carnivorous Dimetrodon explore an Early Permian landscape. The tree on the left is a Cordaites, an ancient ancestor of todays conifers, and on the far right is a Glossopteris

A Seymouria baylorensis from the Paleozoic era
Illustration of a Seymouria baylorensis from the Paleozoic era

Helicoprion bessonovi is a cartilaginous fish from the Paleozoic Era

An Estemmenosuchus mirabilis stands before a lake 255 million years ago in what is today the Perm region of Russia near the Ural Mountains

Diplocaulus amphibian from the prehistoric era
Diplocaulus is an extinct amphibian from the Cambrian to the Permian Period that lived in North America

A fierce Lycaenops roaring. Lycaenops was a carnivorous mammal-like reptile that lived in South Africa during the Permian Period

Ophiacodon is an extint synapsid from the Early Permian of New Mexico
Ophiacodon mirus is an extint synapsid from the Early Permian of New Mexico

Diplocaulus is an extinct lepospondyl from the Paleozoic Era
Diplocaulus is an extinct amphibious lepospondyl from the Late Permian of Texas

Calamite plant of the Carboniverous period on white background
Calamites are a type of horsetail plant that lived in the coal swamps of the Carboniferous Period. They were prehistoric relatives of the modern horse tail

A forest of Cordaites and Araucaria silhouetted against a colorful sunset
A forest of Cordaites & Araucaria silhouetted against a colorful sunset during the Late (Lopingian) Permian/Early Triassic period about 250 million years ago

Dimetrodon, a synapsid that was an apex pradator

Illustration of a prehistoric era Diplocaulus
Diplocaulus salamandroides, a prehistoric animal from the Paleozoic Era

Varanosaurus is an extinct synapsid from the Early Permian of Texas
Varanosaurus acutirostris is an extinct synapsid from the Early Permian of Texas

Alethopteris zeilleri tree on white background
Alethopteris zeilleri is a foliar morphospecies tree from a medullosalean plant that grew widely in the Stephanian and Early Permian of tropical Laurasia

Araucaria conifer tree isolated on white background. Araucariaceae is a very successful early conifer order who appeared on Earth in the Triassic period

Mesosaurus, an aquatic reptile from the Early Permian period
The Mesosaurus was a carnivorous aquatic reptile from the Early Permian of Africa and South America

Dimetrodon grandis traverses Earth during the Early Permian period
An eleven foot long Dimetrodon grandis traverses an Earth that became cooler and dryer during the Early Permian period. 280 million years ago, long before the reign of dinosaurs

Pampaphoneus, a genus of dinocephalian dinosaur
Pampaphoneus, a genus of dinocephalian from the Middle Permian of Brazil

Close-up of the head of a Scutosaurus karpinskii

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England - Aerial view of red Permian sandstone stacks and crags with evocative names such as Tower of Babel, the Razor and the Lost World. Date:

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Edaphosaur - Synapsid from the Middle Permian of Texas - USA Date:

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Dimetrodon - Synapsid - more closely related to mammals than true reptiles such as lizards - Middle Permian Date:

A late 19th century classification of the geological strata in time sequence
GEOLOGY: TIME CHART. A late 19th century classification of the geological strata in time sequence, along with typical fossils found in each period

Roderick Impey Murchison 1792-1871) Scottish-born British geologist. Defined Silurian system, 1835, Permian system, c1845, and in co-operation with Adam Sedgwick (1785-1873), the Devonian system

Paraconularia (Conularid) fossil, early Permian era

Model of a Phlegethontia, a type of Aistopod, an extinct amphibian from the Carboniferous and Permian periods, on lily pads in a pond

Dimetrodon, side view

Prehistoric swamp forest landscape with Hylonomus, Eryops and arthropod, front view

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The Permian period, a fascinating chapter in Earth's history, is beautifully captured in this diverse collection of images. Starting with the geological map of the European Alps from 1897, we can trace the ancient landscapes that once dominated this region. The lithograph showcases intricate details and highlights the complex formations that have shaped our planet over millions of years. Moving on to plant life during the Permian, we are transported to a lush and vibrant world. The plant landscape reveals an array of species that thrived during this time, offering a glimpse into their beauty and diversity. Amongst these plants roamed extraordinary creatures like Archegosaurus, an extinct genus of temnospondyls. These amphibians ruled both land and water with their unique adaptations. A breathtaking aerial view captures the San Juan River cutting through Raplee Anticline near Bluff. This striking image showcases nature's power as it carves its way through rock formations created during the Permian era. Another snapshot takes us directly into a Permian landscape where ancient ferns flourished abundantly. Preserved as fossils, these delicate remnants provide valuable insights into past ecosystems and help scientists piece together Earth's evolutionary puzzle. Orthocerid hunting trilobites come alive in stunning artwork depicting their prehistoric interactions. This captivating scene transports us back to a time when these marine creatures engaged in an eternal dance between predator and prey beneath ancient seas. Elginia mirabilis emerges next—a remarkable pareiasaur from long ago—its unique features preserved forever within fossil records found near Keetmanshop in Namibia, Africa. Such discoveries shed light on distant worlds that existed before our own. As if stepping further back in time, we encounter a reconstruction of Brachiosaurus—an enormous dinosaur that once roamed vast stretches of land during the late Jurassic period. Its colossal size leaves us awestruck at nature's ability to create such magnificent beings.