The Triassic is one of the most important periods in the evolution of life on Earth. After one of the greatest mass ...

Learn about the time period that took place 251 to 199 million years ago. 3 min read The start of the Triassic period (and the Mesozoic era) was a desolate time in Earth's history. Something—a ...

During the early Triassic the world was still dominated by mammal-like reptiles, but there was an increasingly important archosaurian component,' says Mike. 'By the end of the Middle Triassic, the ...

At this moment, the intense volcanic activity changed the world. The dinosaurs and early pterosaurs that thrived during the Triassic likely retained the warm-running metabolisms and fuzzy coats of ...

Explore the Triassic world: how dinosaurs rose up after a mass extinction period and thrived in land, sea, sky “It is so attractive because of its appearance – it looks very cute,” said the ...

Witton ( The end-Permian mass extinction, 252 million years ago, was the largest, wiping out up to 90% of species.

"While fossilized spores and pollen of plants from the Early Triassic do not provide strong evidence for a sudden and catastrophic biodiversity loss, both marine and terrestrial animals ...

The Triassic climate was relatively hot and dry ... This meant that dinosaurs evolved independently in different parts of the world, becoming more diverse. Sauropods reached their largest sizes in the ...

A research team from the State Museum of Natural History Stuttgart presents a comprehensive overview of Triassic terrestrial tetrapods and their environments in the Central European Basin.

The Triassic period stands out in Earth’s history as the time when dinosaurs first evolved. It was followed by the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods – at the end of the latter, the dinosaurs ...