The collapse of tropical forests during Earth's most catastrophic extinction event was the primary cause of the prolonged ...

Groundbreaking research indicates that hibernation-like behavior may be far older than previously thought. Fossils of ...

When it comes to evolution and survival of the fittest, though, there is usually a rhyme and reason to who survives to see ...

They were more diverse than the ancestors of modern lizards during the Triassic, performing similar ecological roles that lizards do today. ... more gracile animals. Dinosaurs in the Triassic Period.

The event has been attributed to intense global warming triggered by a period of volcanic activity in Siberia, known as the ...

Around 220 million years ago, shifting climate conditions created an environment that allowed pterosaurs to evolve and take ...

Scientists have identified the earliest known mammal – a small shrew-like animal that lived 225 million years ago. The species, Brasilodon, had previously been categorized differently, but new ...

The new species underlines the multiplicity of these ancient reptiles during the Triassic, from giants like Mambawakale ruhuhu to smaller animals like the newly described B. eremicarminis, which ...

Dinosaurs were the most numerous animals during the Cretaceous period. ... Permian-Triassic extinction 253 million years ago: Volcanism killed 96% marine life and 70% terrestrial life; ...

Largest Animal To Ever Live May Have Been Triassic Ichthyosaur Super-Predator ... The ichthyosaur was a sea-dwelling reptile that was reportedly found during both the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods.

Once on land, animals expanded into an assortment of shapes designed for running, flying, hopping, and crawling. The rise of dinosaurs kicked off during the Triassic period, around 230 million ...

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