Meaning & use
Jurassic
The geologic period lasting from about 201 to 145 million years ago, known for dominant dinosaurs.
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Fossils from the Jurassic period show enormous long-necked dinosaurs roaming ancient forests.
The museum's Jurassic exhibit displayed a full skeleton of a giant sauropod.
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Capitalized as a proper noun; it sits between the Triassic and Cretaceous periods on the geologic timescale.
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