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Triassic

Period ranging from 251 million years ago until 200 million years ago.
Beginning of the development of dinosaurs. First mammals and new species of plants appeared. This was the flourishing period of ferns. Fossils of turtles have been found.

Period	Epoch	Stage	Age (in Milion years) *
	Upper (Keuper)	Rhaetian	200 - 204
		Norian	204 - 217
		Carnian	217 - 228
	Middle (Muschelkalk)	Ladinian	228 - 237
		Anisian	237 - 245
	Lower (Buntsandstein)	Olenekian	245 - 250
		Indian	250 - 251

  * Age is rounded

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