JURASSIC TIME

LENGTH AND TIME

• The Jurassic time period is part of the Mesozoic era
• The Mesozoic era is also known as the Age of Reptiles.
• The start of the period is marked by the major Triassic–Jurassic extinction event.
• Time range: 199.6 to 145.5 million years ago

BEGINNING AND ENDING

• During the early Jurassic period, the supercontinent Pangaea broke up into
• northern supercontinent Laurasia and the southern supercontinent Gondwana
• A mass extinction wiped about 80% of life

MAJOR EVENTS

• Pangea began to split up during this time
• The water animals began to die out

WHAT MAKES IT UNIQUE

• It has a lot of animals and plants
• The climate is good

ANIMALS

• Aquatic animals: Pliosaurs, marine crocodiles
• And plesiosaurs
• Land animals: Diplodocus, Allosaurus, Stegosaurus, Archaeopteryx

PLANTS AND CLIMATE

• Ferns
• Conifers
• Ginkgoes
• The climate is warm
• Most with the greenhouse effect

RESOURCES

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jurassic
• Google images