Fun to read some palaeontology @economist.com Christmas special!
One palaeobotanical addition is to add that the Triassic holds the first fossil evidence of Ginkgo-like plants which have remained an iconic part of our terrestrial flora.
Well worth a read!
https://www.economist.com/christmas-specials/2024/12/19/of-all-the-geological-periods-the-triassic-was-the-most-fabulous