New research has revealed that soil erosion and wildfires contributed to a mass extinction event 201 million years ago that ended the Triassic era and paved the way for the rise of dinosaurs in the ...

Mass extinction events throughout Earth’s history are characterized as significant disruptions to life on the planet. There have been five major extinction events that have fundamentally changed how ...

According to a new study, scientists believe the largest animals to ever live, lived in the sea. In fact, a new discovery has led them to believe that one of the largest animals was a Triassic period ...

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 ...

Over the next three weeks, we are going look at the three periods of the Mesozoic Era beginning, of course, with the first one: the Triassic Period. The Triassic Period is the oldest, shortest and, ...

Newtonsaurus cambrensis is very large, larger than most, if not all, contemporary predators. For a therapod dinosaur from the Triassic era to be so large is essentially unprecedented. Scientists in ...

Long before dinosaurs became dominant, the Triassic world was ruled by archosaurs whose true behavior is still debated by ...

Teaching faculty in the University of Wisconsin Integrative Biology Department Scott Hartman spoke on how thermal modeling is an effective tool for predicting the End-Triassic Extinction period Sept.

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Living at the extremes of the Triassic era would’ve been pretty ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. The sweltering deserts of present day Nevada were once covered ...

Some ancient tracks in Capitol Reef National Park were “impressed into a muddy matrix and later filled in with a fine sand,” the National Park Service says. It's not clear if these were the stolen ...

View post: Amazon’s Bestselling Snow Cleats With 'Solid Grip' Are On Sale for as Little as $15 Right Now Paleontologists discovered about 20,000 well-preserved dinosaur tracks from the Triassic period ...