The rise of the dinosaurs began in the Triassic. There were already predecessors of modern mammals, and predatory crocodile ...

New research from the State Museum of Natural History Stuttgart reconstructs Triassic terrestrial ecosystems using fossils ...

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 ...

That distinction belongs to the Permian-Triassic extinction or the Great ... percent of all species on Earth were wiped out and the biosphere of the planet was completely altered.

The Triassic is largely defined by extinctions, but it is also characterised by the position of the continents at that time. There was only one giant landmass: Pangea. 'One might think that because ...

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 ...