Threordatoth chasmatos was one of the last survivors of the procolophonids, a group of lizard-like animals that were once widespread during the Triassic. A fossil hotspot in southern England has ...

The animals' fossilized remains ... The well-preserved findings could provide insight into how these Triassic amphibians lived and grew up, researchers reported in a new study published Wednesday ...

Coelophysis is an early theropod dinosaur, a pioneering member of a group that will one day give rise to some of the biggest carnivores ever to live. He’s a lot more humble in his size, however, ...

Dozens of amphibians perished together on an ancient floodplain around 230 million years ago, according to a study published April 2, 2025 in the open-access journal PLOS One by Aaron M. Kufner of the ...

What Caused the Triassic–Jurassic (Tr-J ... this extinction event resulted in the loss of many species of animals. The most ...

The fossil find includes at least 19 individuals of the species Buettnererpeton bakeri, which were as large as adult alligators.

A skull of the Triassic amphibian Buettnererpeton bakeri ... be arranged in much the same way they were positioned when the animals died. This suggests the amphibians perished in calm waters ...

A microscopic view of small gastropods in a slice of rock from the earliest Triassic hothouse world. From shrinking shellfish to bulked-up bison, animals often adapt to environmental change by ...

The discovery of nearly 20 alligator-size amphibians that died together during the Triassic in what is now Wyoming is providing scientists important clues about these creatures' lives.