After surviving many different geological periods, one animal seemingly ceased to exist before the mass extinction of the Permian Period occurred.

A new study shows that the oceans were less cold in the early 20th century (1900--1930) than previously thought. During this period the ocean appears too cold due to the way some measurements were ...

the Paleotethys ocean divided Pangaea from Asian landmasses to the east including Tarim, North China, South China, and Annamia. Later, during the Permian period (299 million to 251 million years ...

A fossil enthusiast recently discovered a fossilized tooth dating back 270 million years from a petalodont (petal-toothed) ...

Using many different lines of evidence, the new study shows that reconstructions of the global mean temperature from ocean surface data for this period are too cold: on average about 0.26 degrees ...

Sharks are formidable fish, having survived multiple mass extinction over hundreds of millions of years. But how much do you ...

Nov. 20—The Permian Basin Water In Energy Conference (PBWIEC) returns March 4-6, 2025, at the Bush Convention Center in Midland. Hosted by UTPB's Shepperd Leadership Institute, this premier ...

The owner of royalty interests in oil and gas properties posted revenue of $8.4 million in the period. Argent Trust Company, as Trustee of the Permian Basin Royalty Trust (NYSE: PBT) ("Permian" or ...

the imprints in rock were left by reptiles and amphibians during the Permian period, which ended with the world’s largest mass extinction Alexa Robles-Gil A tiny gladiator figurine was used as a ...