Jurassic Period
Published on Nov 18, 2015
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
ABOUT YOUR DESTINATION
- Part of the Mesozoic era
- In the middle of the Cretaceous and Triassic periods
- Enough plate movement had occurred to separate South America from southern Africa.
- Named for the Jura Mountains on the border between France and Switzerland
- Rocks of this age were first studied here
Photo by Dallas Krentzel
MAJOR EVENTS
- First birds and ocean life are seen
- South America is separated from Southern Africa as a result of Pangea
- Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico created
- By the end of the period, there was more coastline than in the world of the Triassic
- Coal deposits formed under forests in Australia and Antarctica
Photo by outdoorPDK
ICHTHYOSAURUS INTERMEDIUS
THE FISHLIKE ICHTHYOSAURS WERE AT THEIR HEIGHT DURING THIS PERIOD
Karaurus sharovi
ONE OF THE EARLIEST KNOWN SALAMANDERS
PLANTS YOU WILL SEE
Photo by Ashley Groome
CYCADS
MOST ABUNDANT PLANT DURING THE JURASSIC PERIOD
CONIFERS
including close relatives of living redwoods, cypresses, pines, and yews
Photo by wackybadger
