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 ...

As the great 20th century paleontologist William Diller Matthew once wrote, "The story of life on Earth is a splendid drama, as interesting as we watch its action and study the interplay of causes and ...

The video explores the turbulent Triassic landscape where early archosaurs emerged as dominant forces after a global ...

Widespread volcanic eruptions around 202 million years ago had a profound effect on Earth’s climate, triggering a mass extinction event that killed off three-fourths of the planet’s species, including ...

A stunning discovery has emerged in the Stelvio National Park in northern Italy, where thousands of dinosaur footprints, ...

Jessica H. Whiteside has received funding from National Science Foundation and Natural Environmental Research Council. Just over 200m years ago, the end-Triassic mass extinction killed off more than ...

The Triassic period was the first period of the Mesozoic era and occurred between 251.9 million and 201.3 million years ago. It followed the great mass extinction at the end of the Permian period and ...

A new species of hulking ancient herbivore would have overshadowed its relatives. Fossils found in Poland belong to a new species that roamed during the Late Triassic, a period some 237 million to 201 ...

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My, what big feet you have. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A dinosaur that lived in Australia 220 million years ago left behind ...

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