The triassic period

The triassic period

- How long did it last?It lasted about 50.5 million years. It begins with the end of the Permian period (251 million years ago) and ends with the beginning of the Jurassic Period.- Include if it is an eon, era, period, etc.The Triassic period is a period.

What was the world like? What organisms lived during this time?

Organisms

Climate

Early Triassic had a hot climate, due to the harsh conditions of the Permian mass extinction right before.

Middle Triassic was characterized by humidity, and was the most distinctive climate change within the Triassic period.

Late Triassic is associated with climate change in regards to warming and increased rainfall.

What major event occured?

The Triassic period is sandwhiched between two of the largest mass extinctions in the history of life

This time period is marked by the end of the Permian/Triassic extinction and the beginning of the Triassic/Jurassic extinction.

4-6 INteresting facts

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Both the start and end of the Triassic period are marked by major extinction events.

This is when the supercontinent Pangea began to break apart.

During the Traissic period, the first dinosaurs walked on land.

The Early Triassic is recognized as a time of biogeographic homogeneity.

References

Citations

• Preto, N., Kustatscher, E., & Wignall, P. B. (2010). Triassic climates — State of the art and perspectives. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 290(1), 1–10. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.palaeo.2010.03.015

• Echevarría, J., & Ros-Franch, S. (2024). Biogeographic response to major extinction events: The case of Triassic bivalves. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 638, 112053-. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.palaeo.2024.112053