Triassic · 251.9 – 201.4 Ma
Triassic fossil sites
Life recovered slowly from the Permian extinction. The earliest dinosaurs, mammals, and modern coral groups all appeared in the Triassic. Marine fossil sites favor ammonites and the first ichthyosaurs and plesiosaurs.
Fossils typical of this period: early dinosaurs, ichthyosaurs, ammonites, Tasmanian fossil cliffs at Maria Island, Triassic conodonts.
10 fossil sites
Berlin-Ichthyosaur State Park Fossil Hunting Guide
Nevada, United States
Shonisaurus popularis (giant ichthyosaur), Ammonites, Bivalves
Dinosaur Museum Altmuehltal Fossil Park Fossil Hunting Guide
93326 Denkendorf
Ammonites, Crinoid fragments
Ischigualasto Provincial Park Fossil Guide
San Juan, Argentina
Early dinosaurs, Eoraptor, Herrerasaurus, Rhynchosaurs
Lavernock Fossil Hunting Guide
Wales, United Kingdom
Ammonites, Brachiopods, Bivalves, Marine Reptiles
Monte San Giorgio (Besano-Meride) Fossil Hunting Guide
Lombardy, Italy
Besanosaurus leptorhynchus, Ceresiosaurus calcagnii, Saurichthys, Tanystropheus longobardicus
Paleorrota Geopark Fossil Hunting Guide
Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Staurikosaurus pricei (early dinosaur), Hyperodapedon (rhynchosaur), Dinodontosaurus (dicynodont), Exaeretodon (cynodont)
Penarth Beach Fossil Hunting Guide
South Wales, United Kingdom
Ammonites, Bivalves, Brachiopods, Gastropods
Petrified Forest National Park Fossil Hunting Guide
Arizona, United States
Petrified Araucarioxylon logs, Phytosaurs, Aetosaurs, Coelophysis-grade dinosaurs
Talampaya National Park Fossil Hunting Guide
La Rioja, Argentina
Dicynodonts (Dinodontosaurus), Cynodonts (Massetognathus), Rhynchosaurs (Hyperodapedon), Early dinosaurs (Eoraptor, Herrerasaurus relatives)
Watchet Somerset Fossil Hunting Guide
United Kingdom
Ammonites, Bivalves, Ichthyosaur