Period J

Jurassic

201.4000 – 143.1000 Ma

The Jurassic is a geologic period and stratigraphic system that lasted about 58.3 million years, spanning from the end of the Triassic Period 201.4 Ma to the beginning of the Cretaceous Period, 143.1 Ma. The Jurassic constitutes the second and middle period of the Mesozoic Era as well as the eighth period of the Phanerozoic Eon and is named after the Jura Mountains, where limestone strata from the period were first identified.

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Jurassic
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Fossil genera 562
Hauffiosaurus
Hauffiosaurus
Marine reptiles
Valid Extinct
0 occ.
Herbstosaurus
Herbstosaurus
Pterosaurs
Valid Extinct
0 occ.
Hesperonyx
Hesperonyx
Dinosaurs
Valid Extinct
0 occ.
Hesperornithoides
Hesperornithoides
Dinosaurs
Valid Extinct
0 occ.
Hexinlusaurus
Hexinlusaurus
Dinosaurs
Valid Extinct
0 occ.
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Himalayadrinda
Dinosaurs
Ichnogenus Formal taxon Extinct
0 occ.
Hintighernia
Hintighernia
Pterosaurs
Valid
0 occ.
Hualianceratops
Hualianceratops
Dinosaurs
Valid Extinct
0 occ.
Huangshanlong
Huangshanlong
Dinosaurs
Valid Extinct
0 occ.
Huashanosaurus
Huashanosaurus
Dinosaurs
Valid Extinct
0 occ.
Huayangosaurus
Huayangosaurus
Dinosaurs
Valid Extinct
0 occ.
Hudiesaurus
Hudiesaurus
Dinosaurs
Valid Extinct
0 occ.
Ignavusaurus
Ignavusaurus
Dinosaurs
Valid Extinct
0 occ.
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Iranosauripus
Dinosaurs
Ichnogenus Extinct
0 occ.
Irisosaurus
Irisosaurus
Dinosaurs
Valid Extinct
0 occ.
Isaberrysaura
Isaberrysaura
Dinosaurs
Valid Extinct
0 occ.
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News 38
Fascinating New Research Reveals How Spinosaurids Spread Across the Ancient World
Spinosaurid dinosaurs, made famous by their appearance in the Jurassic Park film franchise, have a fascinating evolutionary history. Recently published research suggests that this unusual group of predatory theropods originated in Europe before spreading into Africa, South America and Asia. The findings provide fresh insights into how these remarkable theropods travelled across the ancient world
08/11/2026 everythingdinosaur
New CollectA Prehistoric Animal Models for 2027 (Part 1)
Everything Dinosaur in collaboration with our chums at CollectA reveal the first, new CollectA prehistoric animal models for 2027.  There is going to be a new CollectA Tyrannosaurus rex. In addition, CollectA will introduce a life-size model of the Late Jurassic pterosaur Anurognathus. The new for 2027 CollectA T. rex figure has an articulated
06/11/2026 everythingdinosaur
Cette découverte extraordinaire avec un dinosaure nous rapproche-t-elle un peu de Jurassic Park ?
Does this extraordinary discovery with a dinosaur bring us a little closer to Jurassic Park?
We would all like dinosaurs to return to Earth like in Jurassic Park, finding fossil DNA to clone them. For the moment, we still think that this should remain science fiction. But a recent discovery still leaves us wondering and even dreaming about this...
02/11/2026 futura-terre ⚙ Auto-translated
Scientists discover a bizarre Jurassic “squid” unlike anything ever seen
Scientists have identified the “fattest” belemnite ever discovered, a bizarre, barrel-shaped squid relative that lived in Wyoming’s ancient seas 160 million years ago. The exceptionally rare fossils reveal a creature unlike anything previously known, potentially a predator of smaller squid-like animals and a surprising survivor of a supposedly vanished family.
20/10/2026 sciencedaily
Jurassic Fossil Hints that Some Early Birds Were Flightless
Jurassic Fossil Hints that Some Early Birds Were Flightless
Paleontologists have described a new genus and species of early bird from the Late Jurassic Zhenghe Fauna of southeastern China. The post Jurassic Fossil Hints that Some Early Birds Were Flightless appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.
15/10/2026 sci-news
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Parent interval
Mesozoic Era
Sub-intervals 3
Early Jurassic
201.4000 – 174.7000
Middle Jurassic
174.7000 – 161.5000
Late Jurassic
161.5000 – 143.1000