New research from the State Museum of Natural History Stuttgart reconstructs Triassic terrestrial ecosystems using fossils ...
The Triassic is one of the most important periods in the evolution of life on Earth. After one of the greatest mass ...
A new study reveals that Earth's biomes changed dramatically in the wake of mass volcanic eruptions 252 million years ago.
Research shows how Earth's climate suddenly warmed 10°C, transforming ecosystems and causing the worst mass extinction in history.
Researchers used modelling and plant fossils to follow the planet's transition to 10 degrees of warming, which eradicated ...
The mass extinction that ended the Permian geological epoch, 252 million years ago, wiped out most animals living on Earth. Huge volcanoes erupted ...
The find gives fresh perspectives on early reptile diversity and evolution in the Triassic period ... with the discovery that animals such as Retymaijychampsa had a niche akin to present-day ...
Conditions during the Early Triassic were harsh. Repeated volcanic activity triggered long periods of global warming, aridification, reductions in atmospheric oxygen, acid rain, and widespread ...
The Permian-Triassic extinction, also known as the Great Dying, was the most devastating event in Earth’s history. 96% of ...