Tag Archive for 'Permian'

Dimetrodon borealis is shown with an overlay of the ‘Bathygnathus’ fossil from Prince Edward Island, with a Walchia tree in the background - a common fossil found on the island. Dimetrodon borealis lived about 285 million years ago during the Artinskian stage of Permian. Image credit: Danielle Dufault.

Dimetrodon borealis: First Canadian Dino Actually Mammal-Like Reptile

Nov 27, 2015 by Enrico de Lazaro

A ‘dinosaur’ fossil known as Bathygnathus borealis has been shown to have steak knife-like teeth, and a team of Canadian paleontologists has changed...

The small dvinosaur Timonya anneae is depicted in the foreground left, the trimerorhachid dvinosaur Procuhy nazariensis is on the right, and the rhinesuchid in the left background. Other species represented are: a dipnoan, primitive actinopterygians, Psaronius tree-ferns, Teresinoxylon trees and small columnar stromatolites. Image credit: Juan C. Cisneros et al.

Paleontologists Find 278-Million-Year-Old Amphibian, Reptile Fossils in Brazil

Nov 7, 2015 by Natali Anderson

With the help of ancient fossils unearthed in northeastern Brazil, an international team of paleontologists has identified several amphibian species and...

Artist's rendering of Bunostegos (Marc Boulay)

Bunostegos akokanensis is Earliest Known Creature to Walk Upright on All Fours

Sep 21, 2015 by News Staff

Bunostegos akokanensis – a Permian cow-sized, herbivorous reptile with a knobby skull and bony armor down its back – is the oldest known creature...

Dimetrodon. Image credit: Dmitry Bogdanov / CC BY 3.0.

Dimetrodon Had Steak-Knife Teeth, Scientists Say

Feb 10, 2014 by News Staff

An international team of paleontologists suggests dimetrodon – a 4-m-long prehistoric reptile that lived during the early Permian period, between...

Niassodon mfumukasi. Image credit: Fernando Correia, dbio / UAveiro.

Niassodon mfumukasi: Fossil of New Mammal-Like Reptile Found in Mozambique

Dec 5, 2013 by News Staff

Paleontologists have discovered a new genus and species of dicynodont that lived in what is now modern Mozambique during the Late Permian period, about...

Outdated restoration of Helicoprion (© Staab Studios)

Paleontologists Solve Mysteries of Permian Whorl-Toothed Shark

Feb 28, 2013 by Enrico de Lazaro

An international team of paleontologists has solved some of the mysteries surrounding large spiral fossils of an ancient fish called Helicoprion. Outdated...

Birds Ended Reign of Giant Insects

Jun 8, 2012 by News Staff

Scientists at the University of California in Santa Cruz have found why insects got smaller despite rising oxygen levels about 150 million years ago. This...

Earth Needs 10 Million Years to Recover from Mass Extinction

May 28, 2012 by News Staff

A new study has revealed that it took about 10 million years for Earth to recover from the greatest mass extinction of all time. End-Permian Earth (Christine...

New Permian Fish Discovered in Brazil

Feb 27, 2012 by Sergio Prostak

Dr. Eliseu Vieira Dias of the State University of Western Paraná (UNIOESTE) has announced the discovery of a new species of deep-bodied fish that prowled...

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