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Tempatures during the Permian period would have been cooler because of continental drift of Pangea toward the northern parts of the globe. The conditions are also considered to be dry during this time period, where animals had to adapt to the climate becoming less water-based.

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The supercontinent of Pangaea existed during the Permian. The interior of the content was mostly dry and desert like with more bountiful vegetation around the supercontinent perimeter.

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The climate in the Permian period was varied, from being in an ice age to relatively warm climates

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what was the environment like compared to the present

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In the Permian all the continents were joined up to form a super land mass, the link below shows a diagram of what earth would have looked like.

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It got colder everyday but being it was lower than the equator it was pretty tropical. The land mass was called Gondwana.

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The Earth's surface was a lot different than the Earth's surface was now (Pangaea).

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it was warm and tropical in most areas.

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