Animals & Nature
Jurassic Period
geochronology
Also known as: Age of Cycads
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Animals & Nature
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- pterosaur
- fossil
- plesiosaur
- Albanerpetodonidae
- Late Jurassic Epoch
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Apr. 5, 2024, 5:42 PM ET (MSN)
Mysterious 'golden' fossils from the Jurassic aren't what they seem
Apr. 3, 2024, 11:47 PM ET (Sci.News)
New Jurassic Fossils Document Evolutionary Changes of Jaw Joint to Mammalian Middle Ear
Jurassic Period, second of three periods of the Mesozoic Era. Extending from 201.3 million to 145 million years ago, it immediately followed the Triassic Period (251.9 million to 201.3 million years ago) and was succeeded by the Cretaceous Period (145 million to 66 million years ago). The Morrison Formation of the United States and the Solnhofen Limestone of Germany, both famous for their exceptionally well-preserved fossils, are geologic features that were formed during Jurassic times. The Jurassic was a time of significant global change in continental configurations, oceanographic patterns, and biological systems. During this period the supercontinent Pangea split apart, ...(100 of 5539 words)