Lower Triassic

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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https://smallwhale.org/articles/lower-triassic

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the geological epoch?Lower Triassic, part of the Triassic Period
2. What is the dominant paleogeography?Supercontinent Pangaea, leading to extreme continental climates
3. What happened during the Lower Triassic period?After the biggest extinction, life slowly started to grow again. The Earth had deserts on land and low oxygen in the oceans.
4. Why were there so many deserts in the Lower Triassic?The supercontinent Pangaea made the land very hot and dry. This turned most of the continents into huge deserts.

Permian-Triassic Extinction: The most severe mass extinction event in Earth's history, marking the boundary between the Permian and Triassic periods.
Pangaea: A supercontinent that existed during the late Paleozoic and early Mesozoic eras, influencing global climate and ocean currents.
Anoxia: A condition in which oxygen is absent or severely depleted, particularly in aquatic environments.
Archosaurs: A group of reptiles that includes crocodiles, dinosaurs, pterosaurs, and birds, which began to diversify in the Triassic.