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Triassic

trias·sic

UK/tɹaɪˈæs.ɪk/ US/ˌtraɪˈæˌsɪk/ uncommon

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from 230 million to 190 million years ago; dinosaurs, marine reptiles; volcanic activity

Origin

From Trias (“three-layered geologic strata between the Permian and Jurassic”) < German Trias < Ancient Greek τριάς (triás, “triad”), + -ic. Coined in 1841 by geologist Friedrich August von Alberti (1795-1878).

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