The extraordinary abundance of fossils and the extensive outcrops of Triassic rocks of this region make it easy to ...

"But it may be the best place to see the terrestrial realm's transition from the Permian to the Triassic period." We ascended through sheep-ranching country toward the Lootsberg Pass. The rocks ...

It’s where naturalist Alexander von Humboldt first noticed that Jurassic rocks were distinct from those of the Triassic Period that came before it. We can divide the Jurassic Period into three key ...

In fact though, the Jurassic Coast is a confusing name, because along its 95 mile length, there are also younger, Cretaceous and older, Triassic rocks to be seen. The Cretaceous rocks are at the ...

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 ...

Our research revolves around using sedimentary rocks, found on the continents and ... At present, we are working on events that happened during the Triassic and Jurassic Periods 250 to 150 million ...

The discovery helps piece together two parts of the geological jigsaw puzzle that paleontologists need to assemble in order to reconstruct the history of life in the Triassic. “Not every place in the ...

Changes in inner ear canal morphology over time suggest that mammalian ancestors called mammaliamorphs evolved warm-bloodedness around 233 million years ago during the late Triassic period, according ...