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At the beginning of the Triassic Period, with the continents locked together from poletopole in the supercontinent of Pangea, the world is hot, flat, and very, very dry. But then 234 million years ago, the climate suddenly changed for the wetter.

Thanks as always to Nobumichi Tamura for allowing us to use his wonderful paleoart: http://spinops.blogspot.com/

Thanks to Franz Anthony, Julio Lacerda and Studio 252mya for their illustrations. You can find more of their work here:
Julio Lacerda: https://252mya.com/gallery/juliolacerda
Franz Anthony: https://252mya.com/gallery/franzanthony

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