The Carnian Pluvial Episode and the origin of dinosaurs
We present new evidence for a major inflection point in the history of tetrapods on land, a
jump in the diversification of archosauromorphs, primarily dinosaurs, at 232–230 Ma. This …
jump in the diversification of archosauromorphs, primarily dinosaurs, at 232–230 Ma. This …
Extinction and dawn of the modern world in the Carnian (Late Triassic)
J Dal Corso, M Bernardi, Y Sun, H Song… - Science …, 2020 - science.org
The Carnian Pluvial Episode (Late Triassic) was a time of global environmental changes
and possibly substantial coeval volcanism. The extent of the biological turnover in marine …
and possibly substantial coeval volcanism. The extent of the biological turnover in marine …
Cretaceous tetrapod fossil record sampling and faunal turnover: implications for biogeography and the rise of modern clades
We use newly compiled data on global occurrences of Cretaceous lepidosaurs, mammals
and crocodylomorphs, and existing data on dinosaurs, to investigate faunal turnover and …
and crocodylomorphs, and existing data on dinosaurs, to investigate faunal turnover and …
Dinosaur diversification linked with the Carnian Pluvial Episode
Dinosaurs diversified in two steps during the Triassic. They originated about 245 Ma, during
the recovery from the Permian-Triassic mass extinction, and then remained insignificant until …
the recovery from the Permian-Triassic mass extinction, and then remained insignificant until …
Late Triassic dinosaursfrom the western United States
AP Hunt, SG Lucas, AB Heckert, RM Sullivan… - Geobios, 1998 - Elsevier
Western North America has one of the most extensive fossil records of Late Triassic
dinosaurs. AllUpper Triassic strata are assigned to the Chinle Group which yields four …
dinosaurs. AllUpper Triassic strata are assigned to the Chinle Group which yields four …
Late Triassic terrestrial tetrapods: biostratigraphy, biochronology and biotic events
SG Lucas - The Late Triassic world: Earth in a time of transition, 2018 - Springer
The fossil record of Late Triassic tetrapods can be organized biostratigraphically and
biochronologically into five, temporally successive land-vertebrate faunachrons (LVFs) that …
biochronologically into five, temporally successive land-vertebrate faunachrons (LVFs) that …
The beginning of the 'Age of Dinosaurs': a brief overview of terrestrial biotic changes during the Triassic
NC Fraser, HD Sues - … Science Transactions of the Royal Society of …, 2010 - cambridge.org
The first appearance of dinosaurs during the early Late Triassic coincided with marked
faunal changes in terrestrial ecosystems. Most of the major groups of extant tetrapods (or …
faunal changes in terrestrial ecosystems. Most of the major groups of extant tetrapods (or …
Late Triassic extinctions and the origin of the dinosaurs
MJ Benton - Science, 1993 - science.org
Extinction timeline: Important events in the Late Triassic include several mass extinctions
and a major catastrophic impact of an extraterrestrial object. The first dinosaurs, such as …
and a major catastrophic impact of an extraterrestrial object. The first dinosaurs, such as …
A high-precision U–Pb zircon age constraints the timing of the faunistic and palynofloristic events of the Carnian Ischigualasto Formation, San Juan, Argentina
Abstract The Late Triassic represents records many of the most critical biotic crises in life-
history (from Carnian to the end-Triassic extinction, ETE). Some hypotheses propose that …
history (from Carnian to the end-Triassic extinction, ETE). Some hypotheses propose that …
The first phytosaur (Diapsida, Archosauriformes) from the Late Triassic of the Iberian Peninsula
The Triassic was first defined based on the characteristic threefold sequence of rocks that
crops out across much of Europe, and many of the first records of Triassic dinosaurs …
crops out across much of Europe, and many of the first records of Triassic dinosaurs …