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The continental configuration of the Late Paleozoic is in marked contrast to the present day. Continental size and aggradation were at a maximum, with considerable exposed land area and a supercontinent which stretched nearly from pole to pole. A single world ocean, Panthalassa, with a semi-enclosed Tethyan Sea, dominated the marine environment. The large differences in continental configuration would be expected to yield perhaps extreme climatic conditions, very different from the present climate. In addition the Permian climate itself is far from static. The differences within the 41 million year duration of the Permian are also indicative of profound change.
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Barron, E.J., Fawcett, P.J. (1995). The Climate of Pangaea: A Review of Climate Model Simulations of the Permian. In: Scholle, P.A., Peryt, T.M., Ulmer-Scholle, D.S. (eds) The Permian of Northern Pangea. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-78593-1_3
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