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This category contains the dinosaurs of the Triassic period. Subcategories. This category has the following 4 subcategories, out of 4 total. ...
The Triassic (/ t r aɪ ˈ æ s ɪ k / try-ASS-ik; sometimes symbolized 🝈) [8] is a geologic period and system which spans 50.5 million years from the end of the Permian Period 251.902 million years ago , to the beginning of the Jurassic Period 201.4 Mya. [9] The Triassic is the first and shortest period of the Mesozoic Era and the seventh ...
Mounted skeletons of Tyrannosaurus (left) and Apatosaurus (right) at the AMNH. Dinosaurs are a diverse group of reptiles of the clade Dinosauria. They first appeared during the Triassic period, between 243 and 233.23 million years ago, although the exact origin and timing of the evolution of dinosaurs is the subject of active research.
However, the most reliable early record of North American dinosaurs comes from fragmentary saurischian fossils unearthed from the Upper Triassic Dockum Group of Texas. [2] Later in the Triassic period, dinosaurs left more recognizable remains, and could be identified as specific genera.
This is a list of non-avian dinosaurs whose remains have been recovered in Africa.Africa has a rich fossil record. It is rich in Triassic and Early Jurassic dinosaurs. . African dinosaurs from these time periods include Megapnosaurus, Dracovenator, Melanorosaurus, Massospondylus, Euskelosaurus, Heterodontosaurus, Abrictosaurus, and Lesoth
Ischigualasto Formation (Late Triassic, Carnian) Argentina: One of the largest early carnivorous dinosaurs. Usually considered a basal saurischian but may be just outside the Dinosauria [30] Huallasaurus: 2022 Los Alamitos Formation (Late Cretaceous, Campanian to Maastrichtian) Argentina
The oldest fossil evidence for paravians — the dinosaur group that includes the earliest birds and their closest relatives — appears around the middle of the Jurassic Period (201.3 million to ...
Dinosaurs are a diverse group of reptiles [note 1] of the clade Dinosauria. They first appeared during the Triassic period, between 243 and 233.23 million years ago (mya), although the exact origin and timing of the evolution of dinosaurs is a subject of active research.