Epoch

Lopingian

259.5100 – 251.9020 Ma

The Lopingian, informally the Late or Upper Permian, is the uppermost series/last epoch of the Permian, and last epoch of the Paleozoic. The Lopingian was preceded by the Guadalupian and followed by the Early Triassic.

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Lopingian
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Parent interval
Permian Period
Sub-intervals 2
Wuchiapingian
259.5100 – 254.1400
Changhsingian
254.1400 – 251.9020