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 ...

A remarkable finding has surfaced in the colorful, fossil-rich badlands of Arizona’s Petrified Forest National Park: North America’s oldest known pterosaur. The newly identified species — a flying ...

The Triassic Period (252-201 million years ago) began after Earth's worst-ever extinction event devastated life. The Permian-Triassic extinction event, also known as the Great Dying, took place ...

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 end-Triassic extinction, which happened 201 million years ago, was Earth’s third most severe extinction event since the dawn of animal life. Like today, CO 2 rise and global warming were ...

Paleontologists know the bone bed as PFV 393. The late fossil preparator Bill Amaral found the site in 2011 on a field trip ...

The Triassic period was the first period of the Mesozoic era and occurred between 251.9 million and 201.3 million years ago. It followed the great mass extinction at the end of the Permian period ...

Of the remnants of the past that have been unearthed throughout Montgomery County, most residents are understandably familiar with those from the American ...

Researchers were able to date the fossil of the flying reptile, a close cousin of dinosaurs, back to more than 209 million ...

New Triassic fossil features sharp claws and a nasty beak A non-flying precursor to pterosaurs shared the Earth with the first dinosaurs. Jeanne Timmons – Aug 16, 2023 11:08 am ...

A study of fossils from the Permian-Triassic extinction event 252 million years ago shows that forests in many parts of the ...