Meanings
- not comparableOf or from the geologic strata above the Permian and below the Jurassic; of or belonging to the period 250 to 200 million years ago when these strata were laid down.
“Well,” Ellie said. “We know animals have survived. Crocodiles are basically Triassic animals living in the present. Sharks are Triassic. So we know it has happened before.”
1990, Michael Crichton, Jurassic Park, Alfred A. Knopf, page 45
- geographyA geologic period within the Mesozoic era, comprising lower, middle and upper epochs from about 250 to 200 million years ago.
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Fossils are particularly well described from the Carboniferous, Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous periods and have been found in the USA, England, Russia, Lebanon and Germany. Sites such as Lyme Regis in Dorset have particularly yielded number of Jurassic “squid” ink sacs and nodules (Doguzhaeva et al. 2004).
2017 August 9, Mark Carnall, “Why do cephalopods produce ink? And what's ink made of, anyway?”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 12 Jan 2026
Origin
- Ancient Greekτριάς“triad”
- GermanTrias
- EnglishTriassic
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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Chinese Mandarin 三疊紀 /三叠纪, 三迭紀 /三迭纪
- 三疊紀 /三叠纪 (sāndiéjì)the geologic period
- 三迭紀 /三迭纪 (sāndiéjì)the geologic period
Czech trias
- triasthe geologic period
Estonian triias
- triiasthe geologic period
Finnish triaskautinen, triaskausi
- triaskautinenrelating to the Triassic period
- triaskausithe geologic period
- triasthe geologic period
French Trias
- Triasthe geologic period
German Trias
- Triasthe geologic period
Greek Τριαδική
- Τριαδική (Triadikí)the geologic period
Hebrew טְרִיאָס
- טְרִיאָס (trías)the geologic period
Hungarian triász
- triászthe geologic period
Japanese 三畳紀
- 三畳紀 (sanjōki)the geologic period
Norwegian trias
- triasthe geologic period
Polish triasowy, trias
- triasowyrelating to the Triassic period
- triasthe geologic period
Portuguese triássico, Triássico
- triássicorelating to the Triassic period
- Triássicothe geologic period
Russian триа́совый пери́од, триа́с
- триа́совый пери́од (triásovyj períod)the geologic period
- триа́с (triás)the geologic period
Spanish triásico, Triásico
- triásicorelating to the Triassic period
- Triásicothe geologic period
Swedish triassisk, trias
- triassiskrelating to the Triassic period
- triasthe geologic period
Turkish Triyas Dönemi
- Triyas Dönemithe geologic period
Ukrainian тріас
- тріас (trias)the geologic period
Vietnamese kỉ Tri-át, kỉ Tam Điệp
- kỉ Tri-átthe geologic period
- kỉ Tam Điệpthe geologic period
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Cite this entry
Triassic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Triassic
“Triassic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Triassic. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Triassic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Triassic.
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