Articles for tag: dawn of dinosaurs, dinosaur evolution, early Mesozoic life, mass extinction aftermath, Permian-Triassic extinction, post-extinction recovery, prehistoric survival, rise of dinosaurs, Triassic ecosystems, Triassic survivors

Gargi

Dinosaur Science & TheoriesPrehistoric Theories
The Great Dying of the Archosaurs

Triassic Survivors: How Dinosaurs Thrived After Earth’s Greatest Extinction

What if the secret to one of evolution’s greatest success stories wasn’t about being the strongest or the smartest, but simply about staying warm? The rise of dinosaurs from humble beginnings to planetary dominance is a tale of survival against impossible odds, where feathers proved mightier than fangs. In the aftermath of the Permian-Triassic extinction—the ...

Amy King

Dinosaur Science & TheoriesPrehistoric Theories
Why Archosaurs Conquered the World

After Extinction: The Rise of the Triassic Dinosaurs

The Triassic Period began roughly 252 million years ago after Earth’s most devastating extinction event. The Permian-Triassic extinction event wiped out an estimated 57% of biological families and 81% of marine species. But from this apocalyptic landscape emerged one of the most remarkable evolutionary success stories in Earth’s history. Out of the ruins came strange ...