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Triassic Crocodile-Like Reptile Discovered in Brazil
A new genus and species of gracilisuchid reptile from the Triassic period has been identified from fossils found in the Santa Maria Formation in Brazil. Artistic representation of a Middle-Late Triassic landscape of southern Brazil: (a) a large Prestosuchus chiniquensis feeds on the carcass of a dicynodont while individuals of Parvosuchus aurelioi compete for scraps;
Triassic ‘tank’ unearthed in Texas was a croc cousin that lived 215 million years ago
A huge armored crocodile cousin with plates embedded in its skin and curved spikes along its flanks roamed our planet 215 million years ago, scientists reveal.The newfound species, discovered in the Cooper Canyon Formation in northwestern Texas, was an aetosaur. These stout-limbed beasts grew up to 16 feet (5 meters) long and were covered in
Triassic Reptiles with Extraordinarily Long Neck were Decapitated by Predators, Paleontologists Say
Paleontologists have studied the unusual necks of two species of Tanystropheus, a type of aquatic reptile that lived during the Triassic period some 242 million years ago and had an extraordinarily long and stiffened neck that was almost three times the length of its torso. An artistic rendition of the decapitation scene of Tanystropheus hydroides.
Triassic Dinosaur Footprints Discovered in Wales
Paleontologists have discovered the footprints of large sauropodomorph dinosaurs on the shoreline near Penarth in south Wales, the United Kingdom. An individual footprint of a sauropodomorph dinosaur on the foreshore near Penarth, south Wales, the United Kingdom. Image credit: Peter Falkingham, Natural History Museum, London. The Penarth footprints are part of the Blue Anchor Formation…
Triassic Volcanic Eruptions Helped Dinosaurs Take Over Earth
The Carnian stage (lasted from 237 to 227 million years ago) of the Triassic period marks one of the most significant intervals of the past 250 million years. Within the space of two million years, the world’s biota underwent major changes with dinosaurs becoming the dominant group on the planet. These events coincide with a…