Imagine a world before dinosaurs, where the land was ruled by toothy predators with a terrifying bite. Long before the famous ...

During the Permian-Triassic extinction, Inostrancevia, a saber-toothed predator, emerged as a dominant force. Fossils ...

For years, a mysterious fossil specimen defied categorization, until one paleontologist made a surprising discovery.

Beneath the towering Guadalupe Mountains of Texas lies a dramatic story of transformation. Once part of an ancient sea, the ...

The Mesozoic Era began with the Earth’s worst-ever extinction event. It is referred to as the Permian-Triassic extinction event because it spanned these geological Periods. You may also see it ...

Scientists have predicted that Earth will undergo a mass extinction in 250 million years, with extreme heat and rising CO2 ...

Therapsids, the ancient relatives of mammals, once roamed Earth in great numbers during the middle to late Permian period.

Some areas in the Permian have hit geological limits while others, yet to be drilled, are not expected to be as prolific as the prime Tier 1 acreage. Despite record U.S. crude oil production ...