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Epoch

Late Jurassic

161.5000 – 143.1000 Ma

The Late Jurassic is the third epoch of the Jurassic period, and it spans the geologic time from 161.5 ± 1.0 to 143.1 ± 0.6 million years ago (Ma), which is preserved in Upper Jurassic strata.

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Late Jurassic

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Fossil genera 252

Ichnogenus Extinct

Ichnogenus Formal taxon Extinct

Parabrontopodus

Parabrontopodus

Ichnogenus Formal taxon Extinct

Ichnogenus Extinct

Ichnogenus Formal taxon Extinct

Marine reptiles

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Ceratosaurus: Beast of the Week

This week we shall be looking at a popular meat-eater with some truly unique features. Enter Ceratosaurus!Watercolor life reconstruction of Ceratosaurus nascornis eating the ancient lungfish, Ceratodus robustus by Christopher DiPiazza. Ceratosaurus was a meat-eating dinosaur that lived during the late Jurassic period, about 150 million years ago, in what is now the United States, specifically Utah and Colorado. Bones thought to be from Ceratosaurus have also been unearthed in Portugal. As an

14/07/2025 prehistoricbeastoftheweek

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Parent interval

Jurassic Period

Sub-intervals 3

161.5000 – 154.8000

154.8000 – 149.2000

149.2000 – 143.1000