A new species of small, venomous reptile, Microzemiotes sonselaensis, has been discovered in the Late Triassic Chinle Formation in northeastern Arizona. The findings, recently published in PeerJ, shed ...

Paleontologists have identified a new ancient crocodile relative, although it looked nothing like the terrifying semi-aquatic ...

The Late Triassic Tianqiaoling flora is well-known in China, and its discovery has changed our understanding of Chinese Late Triassic phytogeographical divisions. More broadly, this flora has great ...

Pterosaurs, which dominated the skies of the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous periods, first evolved to take to the air in warm and humid conditions during the Late Triassic, a new study suggests. In ...

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The Carnian Pluvial Episode (CPE) was a short interval of extreme rainfall in the Late Triassic that caused significant changes in marine ecosystems. Global warming induced by Wrangellia volcanism is ...

Changes in inner ear canal morphology over time suggest that mammalian ancestors called mammaliamorphs evolved warm-bloodedness around 233 million years ago during the late Triassic period, according ...

Ancient animals were walking around on bird-like feet over 210 million years ago, according to a new study. Ancient animals were walking around on bird-like feet over 210 million years ago, according ...

The Saint Louis Zoo will reopen its Dinoroarus dinosaur exhibit on June 19th, featuring 20 life-size animatronic figures, water effects, and a fossil dig activity.

Berkeley -- Fossils discovered in the oft-painted arroyos of northern New Mexico show for the first time that dinosaurs and their non-dinosaur ancestors lived side by side for tens of millions of ...

We investigated these questions using a holistic approach that integrates novel fossil occurrence data, comprehensively sampled phylogenies, climatic niche modelling and palaeobiogeography. Our aims ...