CHAPTER XIV.

The Permian period--General succession, characters, and mode of formation of the Permian deposits--Life of the period-- Plants--Protozoa--Corals--Echinoderms--Annelides--Crustaceans-- Polyzoa--Brachiopods--Bivalves-Univalves--Pteropods-- Cephalopods--Fishes--Amphibians--Reptiles--Literature.