Triassic period

Strange: Big Dinosaur Predator From Italy Was Given a Burial at Sea

Reuters 20/12/2018

After dying, the Saltriovenator's carcass somehow floated into the...

2018-11-23T035721Z_1_LYNXNPEEAM04O_RTROPTP_4_SCIENCE-CREATURE

An Elephant-Sized Mammal Cousin Lived Alongside Dinosaurs

Will Dunham 23/11/2018

First appearing millions of years before the first mammals evolved,...

Shonisaurus, a giant ichthyosaur is pictured in this handout reconstruction image A jawbone from a giant ichthyosaur similar to this species was found on an English beach. Credit: Nobumichi Tamura/Handout via Reuters

Jaw Fossil From English Beach Belongs to Monstrous Marine Reptile

Will Dunham 10/04/2018

The newly discovered bone was 25 percent larger than...

triassic marine ecosystem 2

Fossils Show Quick Rebound of Life After Ancient Mass Extinction

Will Dunham 16/02/2017

The surprising fossil discovery showed creatures flourishing in the...

A fish-eating reptile called Dinocephalosaurus, which lived about 245 million years ago during the Triassic Period, is pictured in this artist's reconstruction handout image

Fossil Shows Pregnant Sea Monster With Developing Embryo

Will Dunham 15/02/2017

Dinocephalosaurus is the first member of archosauromorphs, which includes...

Print

A Brief History of Earth: The Birds, the Bees and Other Triassic Treats

Sandhya Ramesh 30/10/2016

The last known supercontinent had broken up to yield...