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Published Tanks of the Triassic: New crocodile ancestor identified



Dinosaurs get all the glory. But aetosaurs, a heavily armored cousin of modern crocodiles, ruled the...
Published New geosciences study shows Triassic fossils that reveal origins of living amphibians - New Geosciences Study Shows Triassic Fossils That Reveal Origins of Living Amphibians


A team of paleontologists have discovered the first 'unmistakable' Triassic-era caecilian fossil -- ...
Published A new species of extinct crocodile relative rewrites life on the Triassic coastline



The surprising discovery of a new species of extinct crocodile relative from the Triassic Favret For ...
Published Fossil discovery in storeroom cupboard shifts origin of modern lizard back 35 million years - Fossil Discovery in Storeroom Cupboard Shifts Origin of Modern Lizard Back 35 Million Years


A specimen retrieved from a cupboard of the Natural History Museum in London has shown that modern l...
Published Soil erosion and wildfire another nail in coffin for Triassic era - Soil Erosion and Wildfire: Another Nail in the Coffin for Triassic Era


New research has revealed that soil erosion and wildfires contributed to a mass extinction event 201...
Published Major North American oil source yields clues to one of earth's deadliest mass extinctions - Major North American Oil Source Yields Clues to One of Earth's Deadliest Mass Extinctions


Geologists studying the Bakken Shale Formation discovered a critical kill mechanism behind a series...
Published Solid salamander: Prehistoric amphibian was as heavy as a pygmy hippo - Solid Salamander: Prehistoric Amphibian was as Heavy as a Pygmy Hippo


Scientists have calculated the body mass of two ancient amphibians. ABSTRACT: Solid Salamander: Preh...
Published The climate-driven mass extinction no one had seen - The Climate-Driven Mass Extinction No One Had Seen


Two thirds of all mammals vanished from Africa and the Arabian Peninsula around 30 million years ago...
Published Wildfires may have sparked ecosystem collapse during Earth's worst mass extinction - Wildfires May Have Sparked Ecosystem Collapse During Earth's Worst Mass Extinction


New research reveals that wildfires may have been a key contributor to the total collapse of land ec...
Published Mercury helps to detail Earth's most massive extinction event - Mercury Helps to Detail Earth's Most Massive Extinction Event


Scientists are working to understand the cause and how the events of the LPME unfolded by focusing o...
Published Unknown animals were leaving bird-like footprints in Late Triassic Southern Africa



Ancient animals were walking around on bird-like feet over 210 million years ago, according to a new...
Published Climate change and mercury pollution stressed plants for millions of years



The link between massive flood basalt volcanism and the end-Triassic (201 million years ago) mass-ex ...
Published Slow growth in crocodile ancestors pre-dated their semi-aquatic lifestyle



A groundbreaking study is reshaping our understanding of crocodile evolution by pinpointing the onse...
Published Climate change played key role in dinosaur success story - Climate Change Played a Key Role in the Dinosaur Success Story


Climate change, rather than competition, played a key role in the ascendancy of dinosaurs through th...
Published Researchers reconstruct ancient fish lizard - Researchers Reconstruct Ancient Fish Lizard


Scientists have mapped 300 years of research on the prehistoric marine reptiles known as ichthyosaur...
Published Seed ferns: Plants experimented with complex leaf vein networks 201 million years ago



According to a research team led by palaeontologists, the net-like leaf veining typical for today's...
Published 'Volcanic winter' likely contributed to ecological catastrophe 250 million years ago - Volcanic Winter: A Major Contributor to the Ecological Catastrophe 250 Million Years Ago


A team of scientists has identified an additional force that likely contributed to a mass extinction...
Published Researchers solve a 150-year-old mystery: Aetosaur find involves juveniles - Researchers Solve a 150-Year-Old Mystery: Aetosaur Find Involves Juveniles


Aetosaurs had a small head and a crocodile-like body. The land dwellers were up to six meters long a...
Published Discovery of extinct prehistoric reptile that lived among dinosaurs - Discovery of Extinct Prehistoric Reptile that Lived Among Dinosaurs


Researchers have discovered a new extinct species of lizard-like reptile that belongs to the same an...
Published Deoxygenation levels similar to today's played a major role in marine extinctions during major past climate change event



Scientists have made a surprising discovery that sheds new light on the role that oceanic deoxygenat...