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'''Permians''' (named by the [[Fifth Doctor]] after their [[wikipedia:Permian|native time period]]) were predatory creatures native to [[Earth]] around [[Distant past|260 million BC]].
'''Permians''' (named by the [[Fifth Doctor]] after their {{w|Permian|native time period}}) were predatory creatures native to [[Earth]] around [[Distant past|260 million BC]].


== Biology ==
== Biology ==
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== History ==
== History ==
The Permians were such efficient predators that they hunted [[wikipedia:Permian–Triassic extinction event|96% of life on the planet]] to [[extinction]], and with their food supply gone, they went dormant.
The Permians were such efficient predators that they hunted {{w|Permian–Triassic extinction event|96% of life on the planet}} to [[extinction]], and with their food supply gone, they went dormant.


In [[1964]], an [[archaeological]] dig in [[Alaska]] led by [[Tulung]]'s father and [[Shaun Brett]]'s father unearthed a Permian fossil, which revived and attacked them. While Brett abandoned the site and fled in the [[aeroplane|plane]], Tulung's father used [[dynamite]] to destroy the creature.
In [[1964]], an [[archaeological]] dig in [[Alaska]] led by [[Tulung]]'s father and [[Shaun Brett]]'s father unearthed a Permian fossil, which revived and attacked them. While Brett abandoned the site and fled in the [[aeroplane|plane]], Tulung's father used [[dynamite]] to destroy the creature.
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