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 is one of the most important periods in the evolution of life on Earth. After one of the greatest mass extinctions 252 million years ago, not only the dinosaurs but also many other groups ...

In the early Triassic period, the Earth experienced extreme heat, turning large land areas uninhabitable. New research reveals that some ancient reptiles managed to survive and migrate through harsh ...

The forerunners of dinosaurs and crocodiles in the Triassic period were able to migrate across areas of the ancient world deemed completely inhospitable to life, new research suggests. In a paper ...

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 ...

The earliest known dinosaur fossils are at least 230 million years old, and by 200 million years ago, dinosaurs dominated global ecosystems. Reconstructing food webs using fossil evidence of feeding ...

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The odd structure is distinct from anything seen in living animals and likely created a colorful display Jack Tamisiea A paleoartist’s reconstruction of Mirasaura grauvogeli, an early reptile from the ...

Pterosaurs which dominated the skies of the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous periods first evolved to take to the air in warm and humid conditions during the Late Triassic, a new study suggests. In a ...