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Which geologic period came before the Permian Period?
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Permian Period
Distribution of landmasses, mountainous regions, shallow seas, and deep ocean basins near the end of the Permian Period. Included in the paleogeographic reconstruction are the locations of the interval's subduction zones.
The geologic period that immediately preceded the Permian Period was the Carboniferous Period.12
The Carboniferous Period lasted from approximately 358.9 million to 298.9 million years ago, at which point the Permian Period began.13