In another first, the newly discovered dinosaur species is named in the language of the Eastern Shoshone Tribe. The field site where the fossil remains were found sit on the tribe's ancestral land.

It was the German geologist Friedrich August von Alberti who first marked the Triassic out. He discovered in 1834 that rocks throughout Europe of a certain age contained a unique fossil fauna ...

The Triassic-Jurassic extinction was not as rapid ... opportunity to evolve into new forms—at the beginning of the true Age of Dinosaurs.

Explore the age of the dinosaurs. Discover what the prehistoric world ... Scientists divide the Mesozoic Era into three periods: the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous. During this era, the land ...

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 ...

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 ...

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