Paleontologists associated with different institutions in Argentina, along with a scientist from the U.K., have identified specks of scales from lepidopterans—a family of winged insects including ...

Arctic fossils, unearthed on Mount Marmier, reveal a surprisingly rapid recovery of marine life after the devastating Permian extinction 249 million years ago. Over 30,000 fossils, including ancient ...

Pterosaurs which dominated the skies of the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous periods first evolved to take to the air in warm and humid conditions during the Late Triassic, a new study suggests. In a ...

The Triassic is a geologic period of the Mesozoic Era spanning approximately 252 to 201 million years ago, immediately following the Permian–Triassic mass extinction and preceding the Jurassic. It is ...

The Triassic period represents a pivotal chapter in Earth’s history, marking not only the recovery from the Permo‐Triassic mass extinction but also a remarkable burst in marine reptile diversity.

A new Triassic crocodylomorph from Gloucester sheds light on early crocodile evolution and pre-extinction ecosystems.

Artist's impression of Diamantinasaurus matildae, a long-necked sauropod dinosaur. (Travis Tischler via Courthouse News) (CN) — High in the Andes mountains of northwestern Argentina, at an elevation ...

The Jurassic Period is one of the three prehistoric geological periods of the Mesozoic Era. It spans from 145 million to 201 million years ago. This period was preceded by the Triassic Period and ...

Learn how Triassic marine amphibian fossils from the Kimberley region in Australia reveal rapid global dispersal after the end-Permian mass extinction. Less than a million years after Earth’s worst ...