In Paraíso do Sul in southern Brazil, scientists discovered a fossil of a dog-sized reptile dating back to 237 million years ...

occurring at the boundary between the Triassic and Jurassic periods, and setting the stage for the rise of dinosaurs, which dominated the Jurassic period afterward. The CAMP eruptions—which ...

A rare Triassic fossil unearthed in Brazil, Gondwanax paraisensis, could provide new insights into the origins of dinosaurs.

When dinosaurs first got their start during the middle Triassic Period, maybe as early as 245 million years ago, North America was connected to the other continents as part of Pangaea.

Roughly 233 million years ago, Earth’s continents were fused into one massive landmass, and life as we know it was on the ...

It marked the end of the Triassic period and the beginning of the Jurassic, the period when dinosaurs arose to take the place of Triassic creatures and dominate the planet. The exact mechanisms of ...

This event marked the end of the Triassic period and the start of the Jurassic period, which saw dinosaurs rise to prominence. Deposits in Morocco associated with the Triassic-Jurassic mass ...

Unearthed in a rock layer dating back to the Triassic period, between 252 million and 201 million years ago, the Gondwanax paraisensis fossil comes from the time when dinosaurs as well as mammals, ...

Since the 1800s, most paleontologists have agreed that all dinosaurs share a common ancestor that emerged in the Triassic Period about 200-250 million years ago, said Steve Brusatte, who is a ...

occurring at the boundary between the Triassic and Jurassic periods, and setting the stage for the rise of dinosaurs, which ...