Induan Stage

The Induan (252–251 Ma) is the first age of the Triassic occurring after the Lopingian (Permian), and before the Olenekian.

What happened during this time?

Recovery period after the Permian extinction, although ecosystems do not recovery until the Olenekian
During the Induan (and most of the Olenekian), the region was covered by Pleuromeiales stands.
- During this period, soil formation was low; total biomass of these lycopsids was not particularly impressive, or the rate of erosion was unusually high.
- Few tree-sized species, and the soils would not have been strongly held.
- This may well have been a world-wide phenomenon, in view of the global absence of Early Triassic coal deposits.