Permian 298.9 Mya - Named after Perm, Russia when the Ural Mountains formed

• PANGEA

• MOUNTAINS

  • Appalachian and Ouachita Mountains in the US, the Hercynian Mountains in the UK, the Ural Mountains in Russia and the proto-Pyrenees of southern France. These related mountain chains were formed due to collision of tectonic plates as they came together to form the supercontinent of Pangea.