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Permian
290 - 248 million years ago



Quarternary Period


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English Riviera Geopark History quick links

Formation of the Earth and Plate Tectonics
Devonian
Naming of the Devonian Period
What happened to the Carboniferous?
Mountain Building, 300 million years ago
* Permian (impression)
There’s gold in them there hills!  Permian/Triassic
Jurassic and Cretaceous
Cenozoic
Quaternary
Built Heritage and Industry

   
 
An interpretation of Torbay’s coral reef,
based on fossil evidence, artwork by Brin Edwards.
 
 
 
Torbay Coast and Countryside Trust 2007