The Permian period immediately predated the dinosaurs. Ronchi said he was also “surprised by the abundance and preservation” of the fossils when he first saw the images. More in Science ...

Beneath the snowy slopes lay a prehistoric surprise: an ecosystem that predates the dinosaurs, revealed by melting snow before being stumbled upon by a hiker in the Italian Alps.

Dinosaurs evolved from more primitive reptiles in the aftermath of Earth's biggest mass-extinction event caused by extreme volcanism at the end of the Permian Period about 252 million years ago ...

At the end of the Permian period, about 252 million years ago, ... including the iconic non-avian dinosaurs. Scientists have long argued about the cause(s) of mass extinctions.

Long before T. rex, the Earth was dominated by super-carnivores stranger and more terrifying than anything dreamed up by ...

“Mirasaura lived in trees in one of the first forests that emerged after the great mass extinction at the Permian-Triassic ...

Long before the dinosaurs, the Permian period was a brutal time to be alive. In this video, we explore the strange creatures, harsh environments, and the massive extinction event that made the Permian ...

This period of time was when dinosaurs first evolved. The continents we live on today were part of one land mass that scientists call Pangaea. The climate was hot and dinosaurs flourished after ...

Beneath the snowy slopes lay a prehistoric surprise: an ecosystem that predates the dinosaurs, revealed by melting snow before being stumbled upon by a hiker in the Italian Alps. The discovery, made ...

The Permian period immediately predated the dinosaurs. Ronchi said he was also “surprised by the abundance and preservation” of the fossils when he first saw the images.

The Permian extinction, on the other hand, unfolded over hundreds of thousands of years, he explains. More like this: • The 120-year search for the purpose of T. rex 's puny arms ...