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 ...

The Triassic period, spanning 252 to 201 million years ago, was crucial for the evolution of terrestrial tetrapods, including early dinosaurs, mammalian ancestors, and crocodile relatives.

Ancient frog relatives survived the aftermath of the largest mass extinction of species by feeding on freshwater prey that evaded terrestrial predators, University of Bristol academics have found.

The period of time before the Triassic was called the Permian. This was a time when a wide variety of animals lived, including a group of animals called the synapsids, which would later evolve ...

During the Triassic Period, when dinosaurs first evolved ... Dinosaur fossils have been found on every continent around the ...

A new study reveals that Earth's biomes changed dramatically in the wake of mass volcanic eruptions 252 million years ago.

“These were predatory animals that fed on fishes and other ... fossil data from 100 temnospondyls that lived throughout the Triassic. They studied how their ecologies changed, measuring parts ...

During the Triassic Period, when dinosaurs first evolved ... Dinosaurs belong to a group of animals known as archosaurs, which also includes modern-day animals such as birds and crocodiles.

How could these water-loving animals have been so successful?" The Early Triassic was a time of repeated volcanic activity, leading to long phases of global warming, aridification, reductions in ...

Research shows how Earth's climate suddenly warmed 10°C, transforming ecosystems and causing the worst mass extinction in history.

The mass extinction that ended the Permian geological epoch, 252 million years ago, wiped out most animals living on Earth. Huge volcanoes erupted ...