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#permian

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Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬

Even the worst #massextinction had its oases
Scientists have debated whether this event caused nearly as much terrestrial destruction. Now, researchers from the Nanjing Institute of Geology and Paleontology (NIGPAS) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences suggest that #terrestrial #ecosystems did not suffer nearly as much as the #oceans.
Plants thrived in present-day #China throughout the End-#Permian #extinction.
arstechnica.com/science/2025/0

Image of two large reptiles in a swampy environment with lots of trees. The animals and trees are nothing like today's suggesting a scene from the distant past.
Ars Technica · Even the worst mass extinction had its oasesBy Elizabeth Rayne
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Dudley Storey
“Meganeura Trapped in Amber"

Turntable animation of an ancient insect in Blender. Related to dragonflies, Meganeura was one of the largest flying insects ever, with a wingspan of about 65–75 cm (2.13–2.46 ft). As such, it’s very unlikely that one would be captured by tree sap, so this portrays the animal in its nymph form.

This is also an experiment in Pixelfed's HDR support. Apologies in advance for any tone mapping issues: I'm still learning color grading & management.

#Blender #b3d #3drendering #Blender3D #blendercommunity #rendering #3d #3drender #render #blenderrender #cyclesrender #3dartwork #3dmodeling #3dart #digitalart #dragonfly #meganeua #ancientanimals #amber #permian #animation #3dart
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Dudley Storey
“Meganeura Trapped in Amber"

Recreation of an ancient insect in Blender. Related to dragonflies, Meganeura was one of the largest flying insects ever, with a wingspan of about 65–75 cm (2.13–2.46 ft). As such, it’s very unlikely that one would be captured by tree sap, so this portrays the animal in its nymph form.

#Blender #b3d #3drendering #Blender3D #blendercommunity #rendering #3d #3drender #render #blenderrender #cyclesrender #3dartwork #3dmodeling #3dart #digitalart #dragonfly #meganeua #ancientanimals #amber #permian
3D rendering of a dragonfly-like insect entombed in a chunk of amber.
#permian
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Resolviendo la incógnita 🌐

Los listrosaurios (Lystrosaurus) fueron unos abundantes dicinodontos que vivieron desde el Pérmico tardío pero que realmente triunfaron en el Triásico temprano, cuando este robusto herbívoro se encontró sin apenas depredadores ni competidores. Vivir en madrigueras posiblemente le permitió sobrevivir al aumento del dióxido de carbono en la atmósfera.📷John Sibbick #permico #permian #triasico #triassic

Criatura robusta y paticorta, con cola corta. Tiene un pico con dos colmillos laterales.
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Lukas VFN 🇪🇺

Terrestrial life oasis from end-#Permian mass #extinction period discovered
phys.org/news/2025-03-terrestr paper: science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv

"a region in Turpan-Hami Basin served as a refugium for terrestrial #plants during the end-Permian #MassExtinction... The discovery provides the first conclusive fossil evidence of a terrestrial plant community that remained largely undisturbed throughout the extinction event, allowing for continuous evolution and rapid ecological recovery afterward."

Illustration of a prehistoric landscape with horsetail-like plants and large quadrupedal animals with tortoise-like beaks
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Lukas VFN 🇪🇺

Ancient #amphibians bounced back from Earth's greatest mass #extinction by exploiting #freshwater prey phys.org/news/2025-03-ancient-

The ecology and geography of #temnospondyl recovery after the #Permian–#Triassic #MassExtinction royalsocietypublishing.org/doi

"the #temnospondyls success lay in their generalist feeding ecology, enabling them to feed on a wide variety of prey... the freshwater habitats they preferred provided them with a relatively stable variety of food resources"

close-up photo of a frog
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Lukas VFN 🇪🇺

Plants struggled for millions of years after the world's worst climate catastrophe
phys.org/news/2025-03-struggle

"#conifers were some of the earliest to colonize the land after the End-#Permian catastrophe. But the recovery of #forests was not smooth sailing... even higher temperatures during the Late Smithian Thermal Maximum caused the collapse of these survivors... they were replaced by tough, shrubby #plants resembling modern #clubmosses. This scorching period lasted for about 700,000 years"

Photo of a large piece of rock with a plant fossil
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