A new species of ancient reptile has been named after spending more than 200 million years buried in the ground. Threordatoth chasmatos was one of the last survivors of the procolophonids, a group of ...

A new species of crocodylomorph dating to about 215 million years ago has been described from the U.K. It has been called Galahadosuchus jonesi in recognition of David Rhys Jones, a secondary school ...

Almost 300 million years ago, the world was ruled by monsters — Permian Monsters, that is. Permian Monsters include mammalian ancestors that predate dinosaurs, but were almost completely wiped out due ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - Are you a fan of dragons? If so, you may have reason to celebrate a recent discovery. The discoveries are in relation to the dinocephalosaurus orientalis, a dinosaur that lived ...

Long before dinosaurs became dominant, the Triassic world was ruled by archosaurs whose true behavior is still debated by ...

Teaching faculty in the University of Wisconsin Integrative Biology Department Scott Hartman spoke on how thermal modeling is an effective tool for predicting the End-Triassic Extinction period Sept.

According to a new study, scientists believe the largest animals to ever live, lived in the sea. In fact, a new discovery has led them to believe that one of the largest animals was a Triassic period ...

It was relatively small compared to the giants that would follow it later in Earth’s history. With a hip height of approximately 0.3 meters (about a foot) and a length of perhaps a meter (roughly ...

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 ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Living at the extremes of the Triassic era would’ve been pretty ...

Widespread volcanic eruptions around 202 million years ago had a profound effect on Earth’s climate, triggering a mass extinction event that killed off three-fourths of the planet’s species, including ...