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Which geologic era included the Triassic Period?
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Triassic Period
Distribution of landmasses, mountainous regions, shallow seas, and deep ocean basins during the early Triassic Period. Included in the paleogeographic reconstruction are the locations of the interval's subduction zones.
The Triassic Period is the first period of the Mesozoic Era. Spanning from approximately 252 million to 201 million years ago, it represents the beginning of this major geologic era, which is often characterized as the time of the dinosaurs.123