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 The toothy skull of a gorgonopsian, the fiercest predator on land a quarter of a billion years ago, was found in an arid South African scrubland called Karoo. Camera: Canon EOS-1 Film Type: RVP Lens: 80-200mm f2.8 Speed and F Stop: Weather Conditions: Time of Day: Lighting Techniques:

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