Jurassic Period

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf geological formation
gptkbp:climate generally warm and humid
gptkbp:continentDrift Laurasia and Gondwana forming
gptkbp:dividedInto gptkb:Early_Jurassic
gptkb:Late_Jurassic
gptkb:Middle_Jurassic
gptkbp:duration about 56 million years
gptkbp:endDate about 145 million years ago
gptkbp:firstAppearance gptkb:Archaeopteryx
ichthyosaurs
plesiosaurs
ammonites (abundant)
belemnites
mammals (small, primitive)
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Cretaceous_Period
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Jurassic Period
gptkbp:importantFossilSites gptkb:Morrison_Formation
gptkb:Liaoning_Province
gptkb:Solnhofen_Limestone
gptkbp:lake gptkb:Tethys_Ocean
gptkbp:location Jura Mountains, France/Switzerland
gptkbp:majorFauna gptkb:Allosaurus
gptkb:Apatosaurus
gptkb:Diplodocus
Stegosaurus
gptkbp:majorFlora conifers
ferns
cycads
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Jura_Mountains
gptkbp:notableEvent breakup of Pangaea
evolution of early mammals
expansion of shallow seas
evolution of first birds
evolution of sauropod dinosaurs
evolution of theropod dinosaurs
no major mass extinction at end
gptkbp:notableFor first birds
diversification of dinosaurs
abundant marine reptiles
large conifer forests
gptkbp:paleogeography high sea levels
shallow epicontinental seas
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Mesozoic_Era
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Triassic_Period
gptkbp:startDate about 201.3 million years ago
gptkbp:supercontinent gptkb:Pangaea_(breaking_apart)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Mesozoic_Era
gptkb:Cretaceous_Period
gptkb:Phanerozoic_Eon
gptkb:Triassic–Jurassic_extinction_event
gptkb:Late_Mesozoic
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6