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

A new study reveals that Earth's biomes changed dramatically in the wake of mass volcanic eruptions 252 million years ago.

While many dinosaurs and pterosaurs flaunted flamboyant feathers, early mammals were a dull lot ... Read more Largest ever ...

Research shows how Earth's climate suddenly warmed 10°C, transforming ecosystems and causing the worst mass extinction in history.

The Triassic is one of the most important periods in the evolution of life on Earth. After one of the greatest mass extinctions 252 million years ago, not only the dinosaurs but also many other groups ...

Since the early ... the Triassic, there were already predecessors of modern mammals, and predatory crocodile relatives encountered giant amphibians. Research into the environment and animal ...

The mass extinction that ended the Permian geological epoch, 252 million years ago, wiped out most animals living on Earth. Huge volcanoes erupted ...

In general, the results presented in this study on changes in the vegetation distribution over time suggest a transition from the cold attractor in the Lopingian to the hot attractor in the latest ...

We know that climates then were hot, and especially so after the extinction event. How could these water-loving animals have been so successful?" The Early Triassic was a time of repeated volcanic ...

How could these water-loving animals have been so successful ... Temnospondyls thrived briefly in the Early Triassic due to their adaptability to harsh conditions (low food needs, varied ...