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Tri·as·sic

 (trī-ăs′ĭk)
adj.
Of, relating to, or being the period of geologic time from about 251 to 200 million years ago, the oldest period of the Mesozoic Era. The Triassic Period is characterized by the presence of the supercontinent Pangaea, the diversification of land life, the rise of dinosaurs, and the appearance of the earliest mammals. See Table at geologic time.
n.
The Triassic Period.
[Late Latin trias, triad (from the subdivision of this period into three parts); see triad + -ic.]
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Triassic

(traɪˈæsɪk)
adj
(Geological Science) of, denoting, or formed in the first period of the Mesozoic era that lasted for 42 million years and during which reptiles flourished
n
(Geological Science) the Triassic Trias the Triassic period or rock system
[C19: from Latin trias triad, with reference to the three subdivisions]
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Tri•as•sic

(traɪˈæs ɪk)
adj.
1. noting or pertaining to a period of the Mesozoic Era, occurring from 230 million to 190 million years ago and characterized by the advent of dinosaurs and coniferous forests.
n.
2. Also, Tri•as (ˈtraɪ əs) the Triassic Period or System.
[1835–45; Trias the three-part series of strata characterizing the period (< German < Greek triás; see triad) + -ic]
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Tri·as·sic

(trī-ăs′ĭk)
The earliest period of the Mesozoic Era, from about 245 to 208 million years ago. During the Triassic Period, land life diversified, dinosaurs arose, and the earliest mammals appeared. See Chart at geologic time.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.Triassic - from 230 million to 190 million years agoTriassic - from 230 million to 190 million years ago; dinosaurs, marine reptiles; volcanic activity
Triassic period
Age of Reptiles, Mesozoic, Mesozoic era - from 230 million to 63 million years ago
Adj.1.Triassic - of or relating to or denoting the first period of the Mesozoic era
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He may even now--if I may use the phrase--be wandering on some plesiosaurus-haunted Oolitic coral reef, or beside the lonely saline lakes of the Triassic Age.
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A single glance at the thing was sufficient to assure me that I was facing one of those long-extinct, prehistoric creatures whose fossilized remains are found within the outer crust as far back as the Triassic formation, a gigantic labyrinthodon.
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Release date- 30082019 - After resting for decades in the storerooms of the Natural History Museum in London, a fragmentary fossil from the Late Triassic (200 million years ago) has been named as a new species by a Masters' student at the University of Bristol.
University of Bristol: A new reptile species from Wales named by Bristol student
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This has reported net best estimate recoverable prospective resources of 474 billion cubic feet for the Moulouya and Tagi prospects, targeting the Miocene and Triassic respectively.
Predator Oil & Gas Achieves Milestone At Morocco's Guercif Permit
The study area is covered by the rocks ranging in age from Triassic to recent/subrecent, and can be divided structurally, into three domains, Tungi-Ahmadun Syncline Area, Khanozai-Torkhula Ophiolite Segment and Murgha Zikriazai Flysch Segment.
GEOLOGICAL MAPPING ON 1: 50000 SCALE OF THE (KHANOZAI) KAREZAT AREA,DISTRICT PISHIN, BALOCHISTAN, PAKISTAN
Summary: TEHRAN (FNA)- During the Triassic period (252-201 million years ago) mammal-like reptiles called therapsids co-existed with ancestors to dinosaurs, crocodiles, mammals, pterosaurs, turtles, frogs, and lizards.
Gigantic Mammal 'Cousin' Discovered
BERLIN -- A giant, plant-eating creature with a beak-like mouth and reptilian features may have roamed the Earth during the late Triassic period more than 200 million years ago, scientists said Thursday.
Scientists find remains of ancient herbivore
But dicynodonts were thought to have died out before the late Triassic period, by which time dinosaurs had become the dominant land creature.
Giant mammal 'cousin' gave dinosaurs run for their money
A stoutly built mammal cousin the size of an elephantthat munched on plants with its horny beak roamed the European landscape alongside dinosaurs during the Triassic Period about 205 million to 210 million years ago, scientists said on Thursday.
Surprising elephant-sized mammal cousin lived alongside dinosaurs
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