Statements that the Earth had a uniform equable climate during geological periods are a little misleading. Sediments are assigned to periods based on their flora and fauna, to it's just a little microcosm of circular reasoning.
August 14th
The Triassic is another microcosm of inductive reductive circular reasoning that we may wryly refer to as an "eddy in the space-time continuum." It's a tip of the hat to Douglas Adams, author of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
