What was life like during the Triassic period?

The Triassic period, which spanned 252 million to 200 million years ago, saw the rise of reptiles and the first dinosaurs.

At that time, the first pterosaurs sailed the skies and the first ichthyosaurs and plesiosaurs swam the oceans. The lineage of many modern reptiles began in the Triassic, including crocodiles, lizards, and turtles.

00:00 Presentation
01:08 Éoraptor
03:09 Longisquama
04:25 Sharovipteryx
06:00 Coelophysis
08:03 Eudimorphodon
09:24 Lystrosaurus
11:15 a.m. Arizonasaurus
12:34 Erhytrosuchus
14:41 Shringasaurus
3:46 p.m. Postosuchus
17:19 Atopodentatus
19:01 Tanystrophea
8:26 p.m. Lisowice
21:56 Plateosaurus
23:47 Ichthyosaurs

Sources:

1. https://www.livescience.com/38596-mesozoic-era.html
2. https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/triassic-period.htm#::textDuring%20the%20Triassic%2C%20the%20first,crocodiles%2C%20lizards%2C%20and%20turtles
3. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/triassic
4. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/news/2022/april/giant-ichthyosaur-fossils-reveal-last-days-triassic-marine-reptiles.html
5. https://www.sci.news/paleontology/earliest-triassic-ichthyosaur-fossils-spitsbergen-11738.html

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