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The mass extinction that wiped out nearly all life on Earth just before the dinosaurs evolved may have been caused by a global temperature drop rather than a rapidly warming climate. The End Triassic ...

Researchers have uncovered evidence of what led to the Triassic-Jurassic extinction about 201.6 million years ago. Columbia Climate School researchers suggest that sudden volcanic winter was the real ...

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 ...

The Triassic period marked a chaotic chapter in Earth’s history following the planet’s largest mass extinction. This ...

Aetosaurs are a reptile species that lived during the Triassic Period. The recent identification of fossils from a heavily armored ancient crocodile ancestor species, known as aetosaurs, provides a ...

In a recent study published in Palaeodiversity, researchers have uncovered a rich and varied fossil assemblage of tanystropheid archosauromorphs from the Late Triassic period, originating from the ...

View post: Arc'teryx's 'Fantastic' Beta SL Jacket Is $74 Off at REI Right Now Paleontologists discovered about 20,000 well-preserved dinosaur tracks from the Triassic period in the Alps. “This ...

The newly described Mirasaura grauvogeli from the Middle Triassic had a striking feather-like crest, hinting that complex skin appendages arose far earlier than previously believed. Its bird-like ...

The Triassic period represents a pivotal chapter in Earth’s history, marking not only the recovery from the Permo‐Triassic mass extinction but also a remarkable burst in marine reptile diversity.

A wildlife photographer who was exploring a remote pocket of the Italian Alps has discovered thousands of dinosaur footprints preserved in the vertical face of a mountainside. In September, Elio Della ...