Jurassic
adjective
geologyspecializeduk/dʒʊəˈræs.ɪk/us/dʒəˈræs.ɪk/from or referring to theperiodoftimebetween around 208 and 146 millionyearsago, in which the firstbirdsappearedand thesinglepieceoflandbrokeup intoseparatecontinents:
侏罗纪的（2.08亿年前至1.46亿年前之间的地质年代。该时期出现了最早的鸟类，一大片陆地断裂分割成了几个大陆。）The allosaurus was afearsomepredatorthatlivedduring the Jurassic Period 150 millionyearsago.
New Mexico's Jurassicformationshintofisolateddinosaurpopulations.
- During the early andmiddleJurassicperiod,greatseascoveredmuch of thepresentSouthwestUnitedStates.
- But it isn'ttheorythatexcitestheaverageperson, it's theideaof ashinynewtimemachineglidinginto the JurassicAge.
- His rock-based observationsmatchedup withdatafrom acomputermodelon Jurassic paleoclimaticpatterns.
Geology - general words
- Anthropocene
- aquifer
- auriferous
- biozone
- Cambrian
- carboniferous
- cementation
- Cretaceous
- Holocene
- hoodoo
- interbed
- karst
- Mesozoic
- plate tectonics
- pyroclastic
- Quaternary
- sedimentation
- selenologist
- tectonic
- the rock cycle
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Jurassic
noun[S]
geologyspecializeduk/dʒʊəˈræs.ɪk/us/dʒəˈræs.ɪk/the Jurassic
theperiodoftimebetween around 208 and 146 millionyearsago, in which the firstbirdsappearedand thesinglepieceoflandbrokeup intoseparatecontinents:
Dinosaurs werefarbetteradaptedtolifein the Jurassic.
The brontosaurs hadlongnecksthatenabledthem toreachthe high-growingconifersprevalentin the Jurassic.
- Intriguingly, there is very littleevidenceof anywidespreadglaciation150 millionyearsago, during thegeologicalperiodknownas the Jurassic.
- Inadditionin the Jurassic there were sometrulygreatcoelurosaurtypeswithfearsometalons.
- Itsuggeststhatlifein the Jurassic andCretaceouswas more NewAgethan anyone hadimagined.
Geology - general words
- Anthropocene
- aquifer
- auriferous
- biozone
- Cambrian
- carboniferous
- cementation
- Cretaceous
- Holocene
- hoodoo
- interbed
- karst
- Mesozoic
- plate tectonics
- pyroclastic
- Quaternary
- sedimentation
- selenologist
- tectonic
- the rock cycle
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Prehistory
Specific periods of time