Our planet’s first known mass extinction happened about 440 million years ago. Species diversity on Earth had been increasing ...

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 ...

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

Earth’s continents are constantly shifting. About 252 to 199 million years ago, all the continents were actually one huge “supercontinent” surrounded by one enormous ocean. Slowly, this ...

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

The Triassic Period was a time of great change. Bookended by extinctions, this era saw huge shifts in the diversity and dominance of life on Earth, ushering in the appearance of many well-known groups ...

This was many millions of years before the first modern humans, Homo sapiens, appeared. Scientists divide the Mesozoic Era into three periods: the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous. During this era, ...

The Early Triassic was a time of repeated volcanic ... Professor Mike Benton explained, "Our work shows that the temnospondyls, unexpectedly, were able to cross the tropical dead zone.

The Early Triassic was a time of repeated volcanic ... Professor Mike Benton explained: "Our work shows that the temnospondyls, unexpectedly, were able to cross the tropical dead zone.