The Triassic period was the first period of the Mesozoic era, following the Permian-Triassic extinction which wiped out 96% of marine genera and 70% of terrestrial genera. Pangea and Panthalassa dominated the world, with a hot and dry climate. Reptiles thrived on land, while modern corals and ammonites flourished in the oceans. Gymnosperms dominated the […]