Carnian

For the Carnian Alps, see Carnic Alps.

The Carnian (sometimes Karnian) is a stage on the geologic time scale occurring from 228 ± 2 to 216.5 ± 2 million years ago. Named after the Carnian Alps (a term first used by Mojsisovics in 1869), this stage saw the dominance of the archosaurs and the diminution in size of the therapsids, or mammal-like reptiles.

It is the first stage of the Late Triassic Epoch, in the Triassic Period.

Contents

1 Fauna

1.1 Temnospondyli
1.2 Ichthyosaurs
1.3 Archosauromorphs
1.4 Non-dnosaurian archosaurs
1.5 Dinosaurs
1.6 Synapsids

2 Sources

Fauna

The following is only a partial list

Temnospondyli

Cyclotosaurus
Metoposaurus

Ichthyosaurs

Californosaurus
Shastasaurus
Shonisaurus

Archosauromorphs

Hyperodepedon
Trilophosaurus

Non-dnosaurian archosaurs

Dinosaurs

Azendohsaurus
Blikanasaurus (considered Norian by some researchers)
Euskelosaurus (considered Norian by some researchers)
Guaibasaurus
Pisanosaurus
Teyuwasu

Synapsids

Placerias
Exaeretodon

Sources

Triassic period
Lower/Early Triassic		Middle Triassic		Upper/Late Triassic
Induan	Olenekian	Anisian	Ladinian	Carnian	Norian
Induan	Olenekian	Anisian	Ladinian	Rhaetian

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