Life Sea life recovered from Permian mass extinction faster than we thought. A diverse set of fossils from China shows that a complex marine ecosystem existed 251 million years ago, shortly after ...

The neck has 32 separate vertebrae — longer than the creature’s body and tail combined,” said a study published by Cambridge ...

Researchers say that this is the largest known tetrapod of the Triassic period, on land or in the sea. It’s also the first in a series of massive ocean giants that would go on to rule the sea.

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 ...

The sea levels began to rise and the oceans became more acidic. This is thought to have contributed the dramatic extinctions in the oceans, including the complete eradication of conodonts. On land, ...

Capturing fossil life from the eastern Panthalassan Ocean of the Triassic, the locality that includes the Favret Formation is known for fossils of sea-going creatures like ammonites along with ...

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 ...

Permian-Triassic extinction - 252 million years ago Some 252 million years ago, life on Earth faced the “Great Dying”: the Permian-Triassic extinction. The cataclysm was the single worst event ...

The sweltering deserts of present day Nevada were once covered with water and home to an extinct crocodile relative. A team of scientists found this newly discovered species in the Triassic Era ...

Capturing fossil life from the eastern Panthalassan Ocean of the Triassic, the locality that includes the Favret Formation is known for fossils of sea-going creatures like ammonites along with ...

03/11/2025 14:00 Triassic Life: Ancient amphibians, crocodile relatives, early dinosaurs and mammalian ancestors Meike Rech Presse Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Stuttgart. A research team ...