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 Two huddling Diictodon died in their underground burrow in South Africa near the end of the Permian period. A few million years later about 90 percent of all the planet’s species became extinct. Camera: Canon AE 2 Film Type: RVP Lens: 28mm Speed and F Stop: Weather Conditions: Time of Day: Lighting Techniques:

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