Period · 298.9–251.902 million years ago

Permian Animals & the End-Permian Extinction

Explore Permian animals, mammal relatives and plants before the largest mass extinction in the fossil record.

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51records · 49–51

Claudiosaurus germaini

A long neck, tail and webbed feet show an early diapsid frequently entering water.

Coelurosauravus jaekeli

Long independent bony rods supported one of the earliest vertebrate gliding membranes.

Two pairs of net-veined wings could not fold, and some species carried thoracic winglets and piercing mouthparts.