Triassic - Wikipedia The vast supercontinent of Pangaea dominated the globe during the Triassic, but in the latest Triassic (Rhaetian) and Early Jurassic it began to gradually rift into two separate landmasses: Laurasia to the north and Gondwana to the south
Triassic Period | Plants, Animals, Major Events, Facts | Britannica Triassic Period, in geologic time, the first period of the Mesozoic Era It began 252 million years ago, at the close of the Permian Period, and ended 201 million years ago, when it was succeeded by the Jurassic Period
Triassic Period—251. 9 to 201. 3 MYA (U. S. National Park Service) During the Triassic, the first dinosaurs walked on the land, the first pterosaurs sailed through the skies, and the first ichthyosaurs and plesiosaurs swam in the oceans The lineage of many modern-day reptiles began in the Triassic Period, including crocodiles, lizards, and turtles
Triassic Period | Natural History Museum Reptiles (Reptilia): The Triassic begins the Mesozoic Era, also known as the Age of Reptiles Reptiles diversified tremendously during this Period, filling many of the empty niches on land and in the sea
Triassic - New World Encyclopedia The Triassic period is an interval of about 51 million years defined on the geologic time scale as spanning roughly from 251 to 200 million years ago (mya)
The Triassic Period It was at this time that the world-continent of Pangea existed, altering global climate and ocean circulation The Triassic also follows the largest extinction event in the history of life, and so is a time when the survivors of that event spread and recolonized
Triassic Period - Geology Page The vast supercontinent of Pangaea existed until the mid-Triassic, after which it began to gradually rift into two separate landmasses, Laurasia to the north and Gondwana to the south The global climate during the Triassic was mostly hot and dry, with deserts spanning much of Pangaea’s interior
Early Triassic - Wikipedia It spans the time between 251 902 Ma and 246 7 Ma (million years ago) Rocks from this epoch are collectively known as the Lower Triassic Series, which is a unit in chronostratigraphy The Early Triassic is the oldest epoch of the Mesozoic Era