3 min read The start of the Triassic period (and the Mesozoic era) was a desolate time in Earth's history. Something—a bout of violent volcanic eruptions, climate change, or perhaps a fatal run ...

Scientists divide the Mesozoic Era into three periods: the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous. During this era, the land gradually split from one huge supercontinent into smaller ones. The associated ...

Rare fossils reveal stunning scene from dinosaur's last days Rare fossils reveal stunning scene from dinosaur's last days Baby Bird from Time of Dinosaurs Found Fossilized in Amber Baby Bird from ...

This not only marked the end of the Permian period and the start of the Triassic, it was such a serious catastrophe that it is used as the marker of the end of a geologic era, the palaeozoic era.

It’s part of the Mesozoic Era – the part of our planet’s prehistory known as the age of the dinosaurs ... It’s where naturalist Alexander von Humboldt first noticed that Jurassic rocks were distinct ...

Because of high concentrations of particular biosignatures, finding worlds similar to Earth during the Mesozoic Era—when ...

Lesser known than many of those massive meat-eating dinosaurs that dominated later periods of the Mesozoic era ... of apex predator for much of the Triassic period. During this period, life ...

“Based on the recent knowledge, fireflies originated in the Mesozoic Era although the more precise period of their origin remains unclear. … Future discoveries may reveal further information ...

With a foreword by eminent paleontologist Luis Chiappe, Birds of the Mesozoic is a must-have book for bird lovers and anyone interested in paleontology.