The Triassic was named in 1834 by Friedrich August von Alberti, after a succession of three distinct rock layers (Greek triás meaning 'triad') that are widespread in southern Germany: the lower Buntsandst… See more

During the Triassic, almost all the Earth's land mass was concentrated into a single supercontinent, Pangaea (lit. 'entire land'). This supercontinent was more-or-less centered on the equator and extended between th… See more

The Triassic continental interior climate was generally hot and dry, so that typical deposits are red bed sandstones and evaporites. There is no evidence of glaciation at or near either pole; in fact, the polar regio… See more

During the Early Triassic, lycophytes, particularly those of the order Isoetales (which contains living quillworts), rose to promience due to the environmental instability following the Permian-Triassic extinction, … See more

In marine environments, new modern types of corals appeared in the Early Triassic, forming small patches of reefs of modest extent compared to the great reef systems of Devonian or modern times. At the end of the Carnian… See more