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Whale-sized ichthyosaurs, the largest animal ever with the characteristic of the thickest tooth and largest trunk vertebra uncovered in the alps.

Fossils found in China suggests ancestors of those that died in the mass extinction evolved to be faster and smarter. Land animals stood upright, allowing for longer strides when moving.

The 205 million year old ichthyosaur was discovered in the Swiss Alps by a team from the University of Zurich, who described the find as 'thrilling'.

The emplacement of the Siberian Traps, the Central Atlantic Magmatic Province (CAMP) and the Wrangellia have been linked to end-Permian, end-Triassic mass extinctions, and to the Carnian Pluvial Episode (CPE), respectively. Exploring the timing, eruptive styles, and volatile degassing of these Large Igneous Provinces (LIPs) is crucial to understand their causal link to the catastrophic environmental crises that punctuated the Triassic. In this study we review the main characteristics of these LIPs, emphasizing common features and differences, and discussing aspects that are still in debate. Es...

First of all, here are some temnospondyls. This composite image was compiled by repositioning the reconstructions provided by DeFauw (1989): looks neat, doesn't it?