3 min read The start of the Triassic period (and the Mesozoic era) was a desolate time in Earth's history. Something—a bout of violent volcanic eruptions, climate change, or perhaps a fatal run ...

Non-bird dinosaurs lived between about 245 and 66 million years ago, in a time known as the Mesozoic Era. This was many millions of years before the first modern humans, Homo sapiens, appeared.

Step back in time to the Mesozoic Era, where dinosaurs ruled the Earth. With this quiz, you’ll encounter iconic giants like the T. Rex and the Stegosaurus, clever predators like the Velociraptor ...

A 183-million-year-old plesiosaur fossil unveils rare skin details, reshaping our understanding of ancient marine life.

The Mesozoic Era, spanning from approximately 252 to 66 million years ago, is often referred to as the “Age of Reptiles.” ...

The annual celebration will feature dinosaur-themed events — such as a “Dino Dinner” — film screenings and the annual Polar ...

Researchers have analyzed the soft tissue from a fossilized plesiosaur for the first time. The results show that the long-necked marine reptile had both smooth and scaly skin. This was likely so it ...

My research investigates the structure and dynamics of ancient ecosystems--particularly those of the Mesozoic Era (about 65 to 250 million years ago). I am interested in how ancient communities of ...

We now know ammonites are extinct cephalopod molluscs related to squids and octopuses, which lived in the seas of the Mesozoic Era between about 201 and 66 million years ago. They are preserved as ...

Nitrogen fixing bacteria may have helped some cycads survive to the present day DURHAM, N.C. -- Once a favored food of grazing dinosaurs, an ancient lineage of plants called cycads helped sustain ...