The Triassic period stands out in Earth’s history as the time when dinosaurs ... The period of time before the Triassic was called the Permian. This was a time when a wide variety of animals ...

Around 370 million years ago, Earth gradually descended into the ... It also paved the way for the rise of reptiles in the Permian period that followed. I lead an international team of scientists ...

Dinosaurs evolved from more primitive reptiles in the aftermath of Earth's biggest mass-extinction event caused by extreme volcanism at the end of the Permian Period about 252 million years ago.

Around 370 million years ago, Earth gradually descended into the ... It also paved the way for the rise of reptiles in the Permian period that followed. I lead an international team of scientists ...

3 min read The start of the Triassic period (and the Mesozoic era) was a desolate time in Earth's history ... and sea urchins that survived the Permian extinction and were quickly diversifying.

Life in the Triassic period had a rough start. In the Permian period before, the largest mass extinction event in Earth’s history had just taken place. Despite the widespread devastation ...

Learn more about a time period marked by an intense burst of evolution. 3 min read The Cambrian period, part of the Paleozoic era, produced the most intense burst of evolution ever known.

During the Permian Period, rapid global warming led to a mass extinction that wiped out 90% of Earth's species, eerily paralleling today’s climate crisis. Ironically, the melting snow from ...