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What animals lived during the Jurassic period?

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What animals lived during the Jurassic period?

Large fishes and marine reptiles were common; the largest bony fish ever to live existed at this time, and Jurassic pliosaurs (see plesiosaur) are some of the largest carnivorous reptiles ever discovered. Fossil of the plesiosaur Cryptocleidus, a large marine reptile of the Jurassic Period.

What is Cretaceous period known for?

The Cretaceous Period is biologically significant because it is a major part of the transition from the early life-forms of the Paleozoic Era to the advanced diversity of the current Cenozoic Era. For example, most if not all of the flowering plants (angiosperms) made their first appearance during the Cretaceous.

What dinosaurs were alive during the Jurassic period?

Dinosaurs in the late Jurassic

  • Agilisaurus.
  • Allosaurus.
  • Apatosaurus.
  • Archaeopteryx.
  • Barosaurus.
  • Brachiosaurus.
  • Camarasaurus.
  • Camptosaurus.

How many million years ago was the Jurassic Period?

145 million years ago
Jurassic Period (201 to 145 million years ago)

Was the T Rex in the Jurassic period?

tyrannosaur, any of a group of predatory dinosaurs that lived from the late Jurassic Period (about 150 million years ago) to the latest Cretaceous Period (about 65 million years ago), at which time they reached their greatest dominance. The best-known and largest member of the group is Tyrannosaurus rex, or T. rex.

What kind of fossils are from the Cretaceous period?

Fossils of Cretaceous Time
Tyrannosaurus rex Theropod Dinosaur Hell Creek, Montana Triceratops horridus Sauropsid Dinosaur Late Cretaceous
Paleoctopus newboldi Octopus Fossil Lebanese Lagerstatt Pinacosaurus grangeri Ankylosaur Dinosaur Skull Gobi Desert of Mongolia

How much does the Eurasian Plate move each year?

Determining the Rate of Plate Movements. The Eurasian Plate is moving away from the North American Plate at a rate the is about 3cm per year. That is about the same rate at which your fingernails will grow.

How much does the North Atlantic Plate move each year?

“In the North Atlantic, the rate of movement is only about 1 cm (about 0.4 in) per year, while in the Pacific it amounts to more than 4 cm (almost 2 in) annually.” Hamilton, Rosanna L. Earth’s Interior and Plate Tectonics. 1995.

What does the number 50 stand for on a French license plate?

Left of the registration is a blue band with the oval F in white below the twelve golden European stars. Right of the registration is a blue band with the department code where 50 stands for Manche, without a regional logo. The reason for the yellow colour of the plate is unknown.

What is the speed of the African Plate?

* Stated velocities are author’s judgment.Unable to locate original text of the graph. Plate Absolute Velocity (cm/yr)* Antarctic ~2.05 African ~2.15 Arabian ~4.65 Caribbean ~2.45

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