Researchers are now proposing a surprising location for the birthplace of dinosaurs, based on the locations of the currently ...

The Triassic period stands out in Earth’s history as the time when dinosaurs first evolved. It was followed by the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods – at the end of the latter, the dinosaurs ...

Scientists in Alberta have discovered a fossilized neck bone of Cryodrakon boreas, hinting at an ancient croc attack.

Scientists have long been puzzled about the origins of dinosaurs. Recent research suggests a surprising location based on the oldest-known dinosaur fossils, evolutionary relationships, and Triassic ...

The mystery behind the origins of the dinosaurs may have been given a new twist, with a modeling study suggesting they may have evolved in what is today equatorial Africa and South America. This would ...

Dinosaurs likely originated in a locale that spans the modern-day Sahara desert and Amazon rainforest regions, study suggests ...

In fact though, the Jurassic Coast is a confusing name, because along its 95 mile length, there are also younger, Cretaceous and older, Triassic rocks to be seen. The Cretaceous rocks are at the ...

This was many millions of years before the first modern humans, Homo sapiens, appeared. Scientists divide the Mesozoic Era into three periods: the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous. During this era, ...

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 ...

the evolutionary relationships among these early forms and Earth’s geography during the Triassic Period. This locale spans the modern-day Sahara desert and Amazon rainforest regions, now ...