The Paleontology of North America

The Permian in Tennessee, US

 map

undifferentiated rock units

See exposures in this state from the:

Quaternary
Tertiary
Cretaceous
Jurassic
Triassic
Permian
Carboniferous
Devonian
Silurian
Ordovician
Cambrian
Precambrian

Permian Fossils

No slide show is available for the Permian in Tennessee.

Paleontology and geology

Most of Tennessee was above sea level during the Permian as a result of the continued building of the Appalachians, and no rocks of this age are found in the state. Though the map indicates undifferentiated Paleozoic rocks, none are Permian in age.

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