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, ...

Plants also have the advantage of creating vast quantities ... Image courtesy of Max Pixel (CC0) When the Cretaceous Period and Mesozoic Era ended 66 million years ago, the Palaeogene Period and the ...

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 ...