Nobu Tamura/Wikimedia Commons The Triassic Period (252-201 million years ago) began after Earth's worst-ever extinction event devastated life. The Permian-Triassic extinction event, also known as the ...

A striking fossil discovery on the island of Mallorca is now rewriting that timeline. It adds crucial ... the giant supercontinent of the Permian era. "The large number of bone remains is ...