The Triassic period represents a pivotal chapter in Earth’s history, marking not only the recovery from the Permo‐Triassic mass extinction but also a remarkable burst in marine reptile diversity.

The forerunners of dinosaurs and crocodiles in the Triassic period were able to migrate across areas of the ancient world deemed completely inhospitable to life, new research suggests. In a paper ...

Komodo dragon teeth are ironclad. Literally. The serrated edges and tips of the reptiles’ razor-sharp chompers are lined with a layer of iron, researchers report July 24 in Nature Ecology & Evolution.

The specimen shows that modern tuatara found in New Zealand are little changed from ancestors that lived 190 million years ago. By Jack Tamisiea New Zealand’s tuatara look like somber iguanas. But ...

The newly described Mirasaura grauvogeli from the Middle Triassic had a striking feather-like crest, hinting that complex skin appendages arose far earlier than previously believed. Its bird-like ...

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Massachusetts recognizes May 16 as Endangered Species Day, highlighting 453 endangered plants and animals. Eleven mammals are endangered, including six whale species and five bat species. Endangered ...

Nature Club at Everette Hodge Center in Kingston, N.Y.Photo taken November 15, 2022. (Tania Barricklo/Daily Freeman) Nature Club at Everette Hodge Center in Kingston, N.Y.Photo taken November 15, 2022 ...