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Which geologic period followed 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 followed the Permian Period is the Triassic Period.12
The Triassic Period began approximately 252 million years ago, marking the start of the Mesozoic Era, and concluded about 201 million years ago.23