Triassic fossils of Upper Silesia
The Triassic is the oldest period of the Mesozoic Era – a time when reptiles dominated Earth. It lasted approximately 252 to 201 million years ago and occurred immediately after the greatest ecological catastrophe to hit our planet – the Permian-Triassic extinction event. This prompted nature to rush to fill the void left by the extinct organisms. The Triassic was a period of numerous evolutionary experiments and rapid evolutionary radiation (…)
Recently added specimens
- Reptilia indet., medial gastralium, 23/LMK?
- Reptilia indet., ?cranium element, 22/LMK
- Reptilia indet., lateral gastralium, 21/LMK?
- Pistosaurus longaevus, cervical vertebra centrum, 10/UMK
- Protanystropheus antiquus cervical vertebra assoc. Reptilia indet. cervical rib, 20/LMK?
- Placodontia indet., humerus fragment, 19/LMK
- Polyacrodus sp., tooth, 9/UMK
- Nothosaurus sp., left coracoid, 18/LMK
- Nothosaurus sp., vertebral neural arch, 17/LMK
