The Permian Extinction << Back to Feature Page View exclusive photographs and get the facts behind the frame. Click to ZOOM IN >> Click to ZOOM IN >> Click to ZOOM IN >> Click to ZOOM IN >> Click to ZOOM IN >> The Permian Extinction Photograph by Jonathan Blair Paleontologist Roger Smith of the South African Museum cleans tracks of Diictodon, one of many synapsids, or mammal-like reptiles, lost in the Permian extinction. A Diictodon model stands nearby. Camera: Canon EOS-1 Film Type: RVP Lens: 20-35mm f2.8 Speed and F Stop: Weather Conditions: Time of Day: Lighting Techniques:

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