At the end of the permian period, more than 95% of species went extinct.

Marine Species

Explanation:

The Permian period was a period of mass extinction. Majorly it was the marine species that became extinct but along with it almost seventy percent of the vertebrates and almost all the insects became extinct. Nearly 50 percent of the living being on earth died during this time period. Out of five mass extinction, Permian period's mass extinction was most devastating.

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