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 ...

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 ...

Xiao-Fei Qiu ¹², Hong-Mei Yang ¹², Xiao-Ming Zhao ², Shan-Song Lu ¹², Nian-Wen Wu ², Li-Guo Zhang ¹², Chun-Hong Zhang ¹², Early Triassic Gneissoid Granites in the Gaozhou Area (Yunkai Massif), South ...

The specimen dates to the Late Triassic period, about 230 million years ago. Müller said he knew it was a lagerpetid based on the look of the specimen’s femur.

Roughly 252 million years ago, Earth experienced its deadliest known extinction. Known as the Permian–Triassic Mass ...

The Triassic Period ended with a bang beginning around 202 million years ago, as the supercontinent Pangea began to break apart. Massive volcanic eruptions burst forth as the crust split, opening ...

During the Triassic period nearly 250 million years ago, a small reptile scurried after insects in the canopy of a lush ...

Scientists have identified a new species of extinct crocodile kin that reveals they unexpectedly ruled the coasts of the Triassic period. The groundbreaking discovery of the Benggwigwishingasuchus ...

According to the National Park Service, the Triassic period occurred between 201.3 to 251.9 million years ago. Scientists said it began the Mesozoic Era, also known as "The Age of Reptiles." ...

ARIZONA NEWS Triassic reptile discovered at Arizona’s Petrified Forest named after former park superintendent Oct 2, 2022, 7:15 AM (Petrified Forest National Park Photo) BY ALEX WEINER KTAR.com ...

“Sometime between August 2017 and August 2018, trace reptile track fossils dating from the Triassic period were removed from a trackway within the park,” investigators said in a news release.