The period of time before the Triassic was called the Permian. This was a time when a wide variety of animals lived ... Panthalassa and the expanse of water nestled in its curve is called the ...

One peels out of formation and dives into the water with a splash ... They first appeared during the Triassic period, 215 million years ago, and thrived for 150 million years before going extinct ...

It wasn’t until the late Triassic ... strange animals are ... [+] semi-aquatic and only found on the island of Borneo. The earless monitor dates back to the late Cretaceous period, approximately ...

Researchers Discover an Exceptionally-Preserved Fossil From the Alps, Reveal That This Ancient Reptile Lurked on Land and Not ...

Dinocephalosaurus was a type of sea reptile that lived in China during a time called the Triassic period. It had a long neck and lived in water ... both a plant and an animal Researchers discover ...

The Triassic period ... The Permian period’s mass extinction had wiped out the mammals that could have been competitors for these reptiles on land and in water. One example of these mammals ...

Reptile kidneys are also better at conserving water. Toward the end of the Triassic ... At the end of the Triassic Period there was a mass extinction, the causes of which are still hotly debated. Many ...