Some 252 million years ago, almost all life on Earth disappeared. Known as the Permian–Triassic mass extinction – or the ...

The Triassic Period (252-201 million years ago) began after Earth's worst-ever extinction event devastated life. ... There were still quite a lot of differences between the flora in the northern and ...

The end-Triassic extinction, which happened 201 million years ago, was Earth’s third most severe extinction event since the dawn of animal life. Like today, CO 2 rise and global warming were ...

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

At the beginning of the Triassic period, dinosaurs were one of many lizards roaming the Earth. "Most of the animals in the ecosystem were the various relatives of crocodiles," Qvarnström says.

Dinocephalosaurus orientalis's snake-like body was 16 feet long and lived in Triassic China. The newly revealed specimen allows scientists to depict the creature in full for the first time.

New Triassic fossil features sharp claws and a nasty beak A non-flying precursor to pterosaurs shared the Earth with the first dinosaurs. Jeanne Timmons – Aug 16, 2023 11:08 am ...

Bite marks on Triassic fossils show signs of bloody dino decapitation. Aquatic dinosaurs evolved long, inflexible necks—an asset for foraging, but also a liability. By Sara Kiley Watson.

The Triassic period, spanning 252 to 201 million years ago, was crucial for the evolution of terrestrial tetrapods, including early dinosaurs, mammalian ancestors, and crocodile relatives.