The Cisuralian, also known as the Early Permian, is the first series/epoch of the Permian. The Cisuralian was preceded by the Pennsylvanian and followed by the Guadalupian. The Cisuralian Epoch is nam
Dimetrodon, a pelycosaur, was at the top of the food chain in the Cisuralian
The Lopingian, informally the Late or Upper Permian, is the uppermost series/last epoch of the Permian, and last epoch of the Paleozoic. The Lopingian was preceded by the Guadalupian and followed by t
Cisuralian
…295 — – −290 — – −285 — – −280 — – −275 — – −270 — – −265 — – −260 — – −255 — – −250 — Paleozoic Mz C Permian Tr Pennsylvanian Cisuralian Guadalup Lopin Early Triassic Asselian Sakmarian Artinskian Kungurian Roadian Wordian Capitanian Wuchiapingian Changhsingian ← Permian-Triassic mass extinction event…
Smilesaurus ferox, one of the most fearsome predators of the Lopingian
Skull of Dicynodon, a dicynodont.
Scutosaurus, a common herbivore during the late Permian