Everyone knows that dinosaurs are extinct, and most people have some idea about how it might have occurred. But the exact ...

Another successful group was the phytosaurs. These animals looked quite crocodilian, but were from a different branch of the archosaurian tree. The lineage that would give rise to the crocodiles was ...

The Museum of Texas Tech houses fossils from the Triassic, Ice Age. Here's a behind the scenes look into the paleontology ...

At Petrified Forest, these Triassic weirdos are the main attraction ... referring to the heavily armored aetosaurs and gharial-like phytosaurs found in the park, “But what I’ve been really ...

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 ...

Earth’s continents are constantly shifting. About 252 to 199 million years ago, all the continents were actually one huge “supercontinent” surrounded by one enormous ocean. Slowly, this ...

Early dinosaurs such as the carnivorous dinosaur in background were small and rare, whereas other reptiles such as the long-snouted phytosaurs and armored aetosaurs were quite common. Disclaimer ...

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 ...