Meaning & use

Triassic

proper noun·Advanced

The geological period from about 252 to 201 million years ago, the first period of the Mesozoic era.

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The earliest dinosaurs appeared during the Triassic period.

Fossils from the Triassic show some of the first mammal-like reptiles.

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Triassic is usually capitalized and most often paired with the noun period or era.

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