Tag: triassic

A newly discovered species of a large, crocodile-relative predator has been described via a remarkably well-preserved fossil from Argentina, according to a study published in PLOS One by Fernando Novas from Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales...
A study by researchers at the University of Oxford, University of Leeds, and University College London has identified a new constraint on the chemistry of Earth's core, by showing how it was able to crystallize millions...

Triassic Life: An overview of ancient amphibians, crocodile relatives, early dinosaurs and mammalian ancestors

The Triassic is one of the most important periods in the evolution of life on Earth. After one of the greatest mass extinctions 252...

Triassic reptile with unusual jaws named as a new species

A new species of ancient reptile has been named after spending more than 200 million years buried in the ground. Threordatoth chasmatos was one...

Tanks of the triassic: New crocodile ancestor identified

Dinosaurs get all the glory. But aetosaurs, a heavily armored cousin of modern crocodiles, ruled the world before dinosaurs did. These tanks of the...

Research pieces ancient ecosystems together to reveal new details about the end-Triassic mass extinction

Startling new insights into the catastrophic impact of one of the most devastating events in Earth's history have been revealed by a team led...

Triassic specimen found to be early relative of pterosaurs a century after its discovery

A new study of a tiny Triassic fossil reptile first discovered over 100 years ago in the north east of Scotland has revealed it...

A new basal ichthyosauromorph from the Lower Triassic (Olenekian) of Zhebao, Guangxi Province, South China

Ichthyosaurs are a group of successful Mesozoic marine reptiles that have a worldwide distribution, but their evolutionary origin is still unclear. In recent years,...

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