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Jurassic of, denoting, or formed in the second period of the Mesozoic era, between the Triassic and Cretaceous periods, lasting for 55 million years during which dinosaurs and ammonites flourished Jurassic [jə′ras·ik] (geology) Also known as Jura. The second period of the Mesozoic era of geologic time. The corresponding system of rocks. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| It may be that he swept back into the past, and fell among the blood-drinking, hairy savages of the Age of Unpolished Stone; into the abysses of the Cretaceous Sea; or among the grotesque saurians, the huge reptilian brutes of the Jurassic times. The inscription beneath it runs: `Probable appearance in life of the Jurassic Dinosaur Stegosaurus. Perry has told me that they are almost identical with the fossilized remains of the diplodocus of the outer crust's Jurassic age. |
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