In the geologic timescale , the Middle Triassic is the second of three epochs of the Triassic period or the middle of three series in which the Triassic system is divided in chronostratigraphy . The Middle Triassic spans the time between 247.2 Ma and 237 Ma (million years ago). It is preceded by the Early Triassic Epoch and followed by the Late Triassic Epoch. The Middle Triassic is divided into the Anisian and Ladinian ages or stages .
3-557: The Lossiemouth Sandstone is a Middle to Late Triassic ( Ladinian to Norian ) age geological formation . It is exposed on the south side of the Moray Firth near Lossiemouth and near Golspie in Sutherland . Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation. This Scottish location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article related to Moray , Scotland ,
6-545: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about a specific stratigraphic formation in the United Kingdom is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Middle Triassic Formerly the middle series in the Triassic was also known as Muschelkalk . This name is now only used for a specific unit of rock strata with approximately Middle Triassic age, found in western Europe. Following
9-514: The Permian–;Triassic extinction event , the most devastating of all mass-extinctions, life recovered slowly. In the Middle Triassic, many groups of organisms reached higher diversity again, such as the marine reptiles (e.g. ichthyosaurs , sauropterygians , thallatosaurs ), ray-finned fish and many invertebrate groups like molluscs ( ammonoids , bivalves , gastropods ). During
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