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Permian

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Permian
of, denoting, or formed in the last period of the Palaeozoic era, between the Carboniferous and Triassic periods, which lasted for 60 000 000 years

Permian [′pər·mē·ən]
(geology)
The last period of geologic time in the Paleozoic era, from 280 to 225 million years ago.


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The Permian period ended 248 million years ago with the catastrophic extinction that laid the groundwork for the evolution of amphibians and early dinosaurs.
He said his team was going to get one last crack at a win, but a 90-yard Permian punt pinned down Abilene deep in its own territory.
9 MMBOE were associated with its Permian Basin long-life oil projects, offset by a decrease of approximately 0.
 
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