The Triassic Period 245 to 208 Million Years Ago In many ways, the Triassic was a time of transition. It was at this time that the world-continent of Pangaea existed, altering global climate and ocean circulation. The Triassic also follows the largest extinction event in the history of life, and so is a time when the survivors of that event spread and recolonized. The organisms of the Triassic ...

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A PRELIMINARY BIOMECHANICAL ANALYSIS OF PHYTOSAUR LIFE HABITS William P. Wall Dept. of Biology, Georgia College & State University Milledgeville, GA 31061 Adrian P. Hunt Dept. of Geology , Univ. of Colorado at Denver Denver, CO 80217 Vincent L. Santucci Dept. of Parks & Recreation, Slippery Rock Univ. Slippery Rock, PA 16057 Three distinctive cranial patterns are recognized in phytosaurs.