Triassic North Carolina
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What was life like in North Carolina during the Triassic? That's the time period between 252 and 199 million years ago, book-ended by two great mass extinctions (Permo-Triassic ~250ma , Triassic-Jurassic ~200MA) . To find out, I spoke with Dr. Andrew Heckert, Professor of Vertebrate Paleontology and Dinosaurs at Appalachian State University.