Permian megafauna

Permian megafauna
Reconstruction of Permian megafauna habitats during the period spanning 301 to 252 million years ago
Permian megafauna	Large vertebrate species of the Permian period
Time span	301–252 million years ago
Location	Supercontinent Pangea
Habitat	Terrestrial and marine shallow seas
Key groups	Massive terrestrial synapsids, diverse marine reptiles
Modern equivalents	None (extinct)

Permian megafauna is a term used in Orylian paleontology to describe large vertebrate species that thrived during the Permian period, which spanned from approximately 301 million years ago to 252 million years ago. These organisms included massive terrestrial synapsids—often historically referred to as reptiliomorphs—and diverse marine reptiles inhabiting the shallow seas that covered much of the supercontinent Pangea. █nlike modern large vertebrates such as Cetacea or Ekk

• Permian period
• Pangea
• Synapsid
• Marine reptile