What
were the Triassic plants and Triassic animals?
Triassic period starts after the Permian
extinction 251 million years ago.
The climate was getting warmer, and
vegetation was more diverse than during Permian.
Poster by AllPosters. Click on thumbnail to
buy
While the eastern
coast of Australia
had a warm and wet climate, the inland was much drier, exactly as it is
today.
Poster by AllPosters. Click on thumbnail to
buy
The plants included ginkgos and conifers, ferns
with large fronds, horsetails; reed-beds were around water-logged areas
and lycopods and the large, herb-like Dicroidium
formed heaths.
Poster by AllPosters. Click on thumbnail to
buy
Animals included snakes
and lizards, frogs and insects,
until towards the end of Triassic, the first dinosaurs, and about 10
million years later, the first mammals evolved. Mammals were small and
didn't have a chance to evolve as dinosaurs were much more successful.
The new feature dinosaurs had was a specialised ankle joint (and a
large tail to balance to body) that enabled dinosaurs to walk upright.
Note:
This site uses
British English, which is the English we use in Australia. You will
find words like "traveller", "harbour" and "realise", and they are all
correct in the language used in Australia.
Disclaimer: Although
best efforts have been made to ensure
that all the information on this site is correct,
gondwananet.com is not to be blamed should there be a mistake.
Copyright notice:
All contents of this website are strictly protected
by the Law of Copyright. What
does that mean?