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Dinosaurs Survived Through Freezing Poles Before Jurassic Jungles

Scientists say that early dinosaurs survived the mass extinction between the Triassic and Jurassic periods because they adapted to the cold.

By Jason P. Dinh
Jul 1, 2022 6:00 PMJul 1, 2022 6:01 PM
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Dinosaurs dominated the Jurassic, but before that, they were outcasts in a strange, reptilian Triassic. Tanystropheus with three-meter-long necks, aetosaurs with armored shields on their backs and drepanosaurs with prehensile tails, reigned before dinosaurs took the throne.

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