Since the early 19th century ... ecology and evolution. The Triassic covers the period from 252 to 201 million years ago. The ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

Plesiosaurus, an early plesiosaur, was about 4.5 metres long with a broad, flat body and a short tail (see graphic). Plesiosaurs appeared in the late Triassic period about 203 million years ago ...

During this dramatic period of climate change about 252 million ... About 250 million years ago during the Early Triassic, nearly constant volcanic activity led to long phases of global warming ...

Pterosaurs, Greek for “wing lizards,” arrived on the scene in the Triassic Period, perhaps as early as around 237 million years ago. These original vertebrate fliers preceded birds by at least ...

The Triassic period stands out in Earth’s history as the time when dinosaurs first evolved. It was followed by the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods – at the end of the latter, the dinosaurs ...