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Permian period

Permian period (pûr'mēun) [key][from Perm, Russia], sixth and last period of the Paleozoic era (see Geologic Timescale, table) from 250 to 290 million years ago.

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Oxygen starvation decimated Permian oceans.(stagnant currents caused oxygen depletion in oceans during Permian period)(Brief Article) (Science News)

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