Riley Black’s new book, When the Earth was Green, uses the latest research to envision the ancient worlds of our favorite prehistoric animals.

Scientists divide the Mesozoic Era into three periods ... This meant that differences between animals or plants found in different areas were minor. The Triassic climate was relatively hot and dry, ...

The family level of plants may be more diverse than animals, so that's why you don't get the massive losses of these big groups, because some element of them finds a way to survive extinction.' When ...

This review synthesized existing evidence to better understand the evolutionary history of these Mesozoic plants and their ecological roles[5]. Together, these studies illustrate the importance of ...

and flowering plants. "Liaoning opens a window on the late Mesozoic that is more complete and more in-depth than anywhere else on Earth," Xu asserts. The reason is the diversity and great ...