What were the major oceans in the Triassic period?
What were the major oceans in the Triassic period? The giant ocean called Panthalassa surrounded Pangaea. Areas near the coast were pummeled by seasonal monsoons, but ocean-circulation patterns kept the isolated and vast interior warm and dry. Even the Poles were ice-free. The Tethys Ocean filled the C and was the zipper upon which Pangaea began to split apart. Why is it called Triassic period? The first period of the Mesozoic Era is the Triassic Period, which lasted from 245 to 202 million years ago. The name Triassic comes from Germany where it was originally named the Trias in 1834...