<P> The Permian is a geologic period and system which spans 47 million years from the end of the Carboniferous Period 298.9 million years ago ( Mya ) , to the beginning of the Triassic period 251.902 Mya . It is the last period of the Paleozoic era ; the following Triassic period belongs to the Mesozoic era . The concept of the Permian was introduced in 1841 by geologist Sir Roderick Murchison , who named it after the city of Perm . </P>
<P> The Permian is a geologic period and system which spans 47 million years from the end of the Carboniferous Period 298.9 million years ago ( Mya ) , to the beginning of the Triassic period 251.902 Mya . It is the last period of the Paleozoic era ; the following Triassic period belongs to the Mesozoic era . The concept of the Permian was introduced in 1841 by geologist Sir Roderick Murchison , who named it after the city of Perm . </P>
when did the permian period begin and end
when did the permian period begin and end
from the end of the Carboniferous Period 298.9 million years ago ( Mya ) , to the beginning of the Triassic period 251.902 Mya
from the end of the Carboniferous Period 298.9 million years ago ( Mya ) , to the beginning of the Triassic period 251.902 Mya