When Siberian volcanoes kicked off the Great Dying, the real climate villain turned out to be the rainforests themselves: ...

The discovery of nearly 20 alligator-size amphibians that died together during the Triassic in what is now Wyoming is ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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

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 ...

They lived during the Middle Triassic Period, or between 247.2 and 237 million years ago. While the ichthyosaurs ruled the oceans, this ancient croc ruled the shores.

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

But by the end of the Triassic, around 200 million years ago, things had changed quite a bit. Dinosaurs became the dominant species, and other animals took a back seat.