The Paleontology of the midwest

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The Permian in Iowa, US

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See exposures in this state from the:
Quaternary
Tertiary
Cretaceous
Jurassic
Triassic
Permian
Carboniferous
Devonian
Silurian
Ordovician
Cambrian
Precambrian

Permian Fossils
Fossil photos from Permian in Iowa

Paleontology and geology

The seas had retreated from the state by the Permian. The surface of the future state of Iowa was exposed and undergoing extensive erosion, thus there are no Permian rocks or fossils found anywhere in the state.

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