Tag: Permian

Meganeuropsis permiana

Meganeuropsis permiana – a giant insect of the Permian

Meganeuropsis permiana was a giant dragonfly-like insect that lived before the dinosaurs and is considered the largest insect known to have existed. Around 300 million years ago, Earth differed considerably from the present day. During the Carboniferous and Permian periods, insects […]

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Fossilised forest in Antarctica

Antarctica’s 260-million-year-old fossil forest

An expedition to Antarctica uncovered an ancient forest dating to approximately 260 million years ago. This fossilised forest provides evidence that the now-frozen continent was once covered by forests. Antarctica is commonly associated with snow and ice […]

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