The Triassic period stands out in Earth’s history as ... These gases continually warmed the atmosphere, while bursts of ash from the eruptions shut out the sun’s light. As you might expect ...

A new study reveals that Earth's biomes changed dramatically in the wake of mass volcanic eruptions 252 million years ago.

New research from the State Museum of Natural History Stuttgart reconstructs Triassic terrestrial ecosystems using fossils ...

The Triassic Period was a time of great change. Bookended by extinctions, this era saw huge shifts in the diversity and dominance of life on Earth, ushering in the appearance of many well-known groups ...

Paleontologists have known something strange happened between the end of the Triassic Period and the beginning ... methane and other gases spewed into the atmosphere caused oceans to become ...

The Triassic covers the period from 252 to 201 million years ago. The area of present-day Baden-Württemberg was a central part of the Central European Basin. The extraordinary abundance of ...

That distinction belongs to the Permian-Triassic extinction or the Great Dying. During this dramatic period of climate ... reductions in oxygen in the atmosphere, mega El Niños, acid rain ...

Learn about the time period that took place 251 to 199 million years ago. 3 min read The start of the Triassic period (and the Mesozoic era) was a desolate time in Earth's history. Something—a ...