The team named the new pterosaur species Eotephradactylus mcintireae. The generic name means ‘ash-winged dawn goddess’ and references the site’s volcanic ash and the animals’ position near the base of ...

Around 220 million years ago, shifting climate conditions created an environment that allowed pterosaurs to evolve and take ...

“Pangea supported seasonal freezing lakes and that's intricately tied to the rise of large herbivorous dinosaurs.” Researchers believe that one possible reason why dinosaurs came to dominate the world ...

A time of dying -- Extinction in the shadows -- The killing seas -- Troubled times in the Triassic -- Triassic downfall -- Pangea's final blow -- Pangea's death and the rise of resilience Summary 260 ...

The supercontinent Pangea. The Triassic is largely defined by extinctions, but it is also characterised by the position of the continents at that time. There was only one giant landmass: Pangea. 'One ...

Fossils from Earth’s biggest extinction reveal forest collapse triggered runaway warming - offering a warning for today’s ...

During the Triassic, there was just one continent, called “Pangea,” and the climate started warmer and ice-free, with CO 2 levels much higher than those of today.

Heavy rains in southern Brazil revealed the remains of a carnivorous dinosaur belonging to the Herrerasauridae family, which roamed Pangea during the Triassic 233 million years ago.; This would ...

Now, with a new fossil discovery described May 22 in the journal Current Biology, scientists believe that a tiger-sized, saber-toothed creature called Inostrancevia migrated 7,000 miles across Pangea.

Heavy rains in southern Brazil revealed the remains of a carnivorous dinosaur belonging to the Herrerasauridae family, which roamed Pangea during the Triassic 233 million years ago.; This would ...