Start:

Conodont, lowest occurrence of Hindeodus parvus; termination of major negative carbon-isotope excursion. About 1 myr after peak of Late Permian extinctions.

Index Fossils:

Ammonites, Graptolites and Pelecypod

Evolution:

Early dinosaurs, crocodiles, turtles; first mammals

Geography:

Supercontinent Pangea, Formation of mountain ranges, erosion of mountains, semiarid to arid

Rocks:

Sandstone, shale, salt and gypsum