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10 Language-to-English DictionariesPermien
Pronunciation / Transliteration: pɛʁ.mjɛ̃
"Le Permien est la dernière période du Paléozoïque."
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Relating to or denoting the last period of the Paleozoic era, lasting from about 299 to 252 million years ago.
"The Permian extinction event wiped out over ninety percent of marine species."
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The Permian period or the system of rocks deposited during it.
"Fossils from the Permian provide crucial insights into the evolution of therapsids."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Perm, a region in Russia where rocks of this geological age were first extensively studied and identified. Named by British geologist Roderick Murchison in 1841 during his geological survey of the Russian Empire. The suffix -ian is used in geology to form adjectives and nouns denoting specific stratigraphic periods.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Permian" is said worldwide
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Permien
Transliteration: pɛʁ.mjɛ̃
"Le Permien est la dernière période du Paléozoïque."
Perm
Transliteration: pɛʁm
"Das Perm dauerte etwa 47 Millionen Jahre."
Permiano
Transliteration: perˈmjaːno
"L'estinzione di massa del Permiano fu la più grave della Terra."
Pérmico
Transliteration: ˈpeɾmiko
"El periodo Pérmico terminó con una gran extinción masiva."
Permiano
Transliteration: peɾˈmi.ɐ.nu
"As rochas do Permiano contêm importantes depósitos de fósseis."
पर्मियन
Transliteration: parmiyan
"पर्मियन काल पेलियोज़ोइक महाकल्प का अंतिम दौर था।"
二叠纪
Transliteration: èr dié jì
"二叠纪末期发生了地球历史上最严重的大灭绝事件。"
페름기
Transliteration: pereum-gi
"페름기는 고생대의 마지막 지질 시대이다."
ペルム紀
Transliteration: perumu-ki
"ペルム紀末には生物の大量絶滅が起こった。"
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