Rhaetian

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See Raetians for the Alpine people of antiquity.

See Romansh language for the Rhaetian language.

The Rhaetian Stage is the final stage of the Late Triassic Period. It lasted from 203.6 ± 1.5 to 199.6 ± 0.6 million years ago. It was preceded by the Norian Stage of the Triassic Period and succeeded by the Hettangian Stage of the Jurassic Period.

Contents 1 Paleogeography 2 Life 2.1 Dinosauria 2.2 Mammaliaformes 3 See also

[edit] Paleogeography

At this stage, Pangaea began to break up, though the Atlantic Ocean was not yet formed.

[edit] Life

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[edit] Dinosauria

Dinosaurs of the Rhaetian
Taxa	Presence	Location	Description	Images
Agnosphitys				Liliensternus Pantydraco Thecodontosaurus
Agrosaurus
Liliensternus
Pantydraco
Thecodontosaurus	Norian/Rhaetian

[edit] Mammaliaformes

Mammaliaformes of the Rhaetian
Taxa	Presence	Location	Description	Images
Eozostrodon				Megazostrodon
Haramiya
Megazostrodon

[edit] See also

• Triassic-Jurassic extinction event

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