Scientists have identified a new species of extinct crocodile kin that reveals they unexpectedly ruled the coasts of the Triassic period. The groundbreaking discovery of the Benggwigwishingasuchus ...

The forerunners of dinosaurs and crocodiles in the Triassic period were able to migrate across areas of the ancient world deemed completely inhospitable to life, new research suggests. In a paper ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The mass extinction that wiped out nearly all life on Earth just before the dinosaurs evolved may have been caused by a ...

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 ...

The earliest known dinosaur fossils are at least 230 million years old, and by 200 million years ago, dinosaurs dominated global ecosystems. Reconstructing food webs using fossil evidence of feeding ...

The odd structure is distinct from anything seen in living animals and likely created a colorful display Jack Tamisiea A paleoartist’s reconstruction of Mirasaura grauvogeli, an early reptile from the ...

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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 a ...

Millions of cubic miles of lava erupted over some 600,000 years, separating what are now the Americas, Europe and North Africa. It marked the end of the Triassic period and the beginning of the ...

In the early Triassic period, the Earth experienced extreme heat, turning large land areas uninhabitable. New research reveals that some ancient reptiles managed to survive and migrate through harsh ...

Long before dinosaurs became dominant, the Triassic world was ruled by archosaurs whose true behavior is still debated by scientists. Fossil evidence suggests these animals relied on ambush, speed, ...

A previously misidentified Triassic cynodont has been confirmed as a new species, revealing a surviving lineage of early ...