The dinosaurs of this era, aren’t anything like the ones you imagine. They were quite small in size. The common dinosaurs of the time, Were generally around 2 meters long only. For example, Eoraptor, was a dinosaur that existed in that period. In fact, this dinosaur is known as the ancestor of other dinosaurs. The dominant animals of the era Were giant reptiles. Some of these reptiles looked cute. Like this one, that’s believed to be the ancestor of all turtles.
With time, Earth started changing. 201 million years ago, the Triassic period ended. When Earth’s climate changed suddenly. The Pangaea started breaking apart. Although we are using the word ‘suddenly’ It didn’t happen in a day or two, It was relatively sudden. In the time scale of millions of years, It happened gradually over thousands of years.
Cracks appeared in the supercontinent. Large-scale volcanic explosions took place on and around the cracks. Due to the numerous volcanic eruptions, a large amount of carbon dioxide and sulphur dioxide was released into the atmosphere. This caused intense global warming. When the sulphur dioxides and aerosols entered the atmosphere. It blocked the sunlight and caused some cooling.
