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Bookmark or Share- Jurassic Period—201.3 to 145.0 MYA - U.S. National Park ServiceSignificant Jurassic events. The Jurassic Period was a golden time for dinosaurs, which flourished for 180 million years. Huge sauropod herbivores (such as 87-foot [27-meter] long Diplodocus) and carnivores (such as 35-foot [11-meter] long Allosaurus) emerged. To get a sense of how large these animals were, imagine sprinting as fast as you can.
- Jurassic Period Facts: Dinosaurs, Mammals, Plants - Live ScienceThe Jurassic period was the second segment of the Mesozoic era. It occurred from 201.3 million to 145 million years ago, following the Triassic period and preceding the Cretaceous...
- Jurassic Period | Climate, Plants, Animals, & Facts | BritannicaJurassic Period, second of three periods of the Mesozoic Era. Extending from 201.3 million to 145 million years ago, the Jurassic was a time of global change in the continents, oceanographic patterns, and biological systems.
- Jurassic - WikipediaThe Jurassic (/ dʒʊˈræsɪk / juurr-ASS-ik[2]) is a geologic period and stratigraphic system that spanned from the end of the Triassic Period 201.4 million years ago (Mya) to the beginning of the Cretaceous Period, approximately 145 Mya.
- Jurassic Period - Climate, Flora, Fauna | BritannicaJurassic Period - Climate, Flora, Fauna: Jurassic climates can be reconstructed from the analyses of fossil and sediment distribution and from geochemical analyses. Fossils of warm-adapted plants are found up to 60° N and 60° S paleolatitude, suggesting an expanded tropical zone.
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