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Nothosaurus- Classification
- Marine reptiles
- Characteristics
- Carnivorous
- Era
- Triassic period
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Placodus- Classification
- Marine reptiles
- Characteristics
- Carnivorous
- Era
- Triassic period
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Plateosaurus- Classification
- Sauropods
- Characteristics
- Herbivorous
- Era
- Triassic period
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Shonisaurus- Classification
- Marine reptiles
- Characteristics
- Carnivorous
- Era
- Triassic period
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Staurikosaurus- Classification
- Theropods
- Characteristics
- Carnivorous
- Era
- Triassic period
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Unaysaurus- Classification
- Sauropods
- Characteristics
- Herbivorous
- Era
- Triassic period
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Utatsusaurus hataii- Classification
- Marine reptiles
- Characteristics
- Carnivorous
- Era
- Triassic period
The Triassic Period, when dinosaurs first emerged on Earth following the mass extinction that wiped out 95% of all life.
Let's take a closer look at the story of that dawn, and how dinosaurs transformed into the planet's dominant creatures during this era.

















![[Latest Research] What Was the Function of Spinosaurus's Giant "Sail"? Exploring the Mysteries of Thermoregulation and Underwater Locomotion](https://dinosaurmuseum.jp/wp/wp-content/uploads/eyecatch_spinosaurus-sail-function_en-1024x512.webp)
![[Latest Discovery] A Third Type of Skin, Neither Scales Nor Feathers? Meet "Haolong dongi," a New Dinosaur Species Covered Entirely in Spikes](https://dinosaurmuseum.jp/wp/wp-content/uploads/eyecatch_dinosaur-spiky-skin-discovery_en-1024x512.webp)
