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__Jurassic Period, The Age of the Dinosaurs __
Just like today, millions of years ago Earth was going through major changes. At the beginning of the Triassic Period (250-200 million years ago), all the continents were smudged together, forming Pangaea. The first mammals appear during the Triassic Period and so do the first dinosaurs. A mass extinction occurred by the end of the Triassic Period, causing the majority of life to die. Yet, life continued to thrive in the Jurassic Period (200-145 million years ago), a time for giant herbivore dinosaurs and all other types of dinosaurs. Pangaea had been in the process of breaking apart, while the weather was moist and hot. The Jurassic still does not have flowering plants, but that comes in the next period, the Cretaceous (145-65 million years ago). Other than having flowering plants, also amphibians appear for the first time. Although all the continents are separated by ocean now, dinosaurs still dominate the land. The flying reptiles are extinct, but the birds start to adapt to the Cretaceous Period and more evolved mammals exist. Yet, life for the dinosaurs ended during the Cretaceous Period because a major extinction killed them all. All three periods had major events and changes, that today we all see and are affected by. ·To Learn About The Abiotic during The Jurassic Period, Click HERE ·To Learn About The Landforms and Rocks during the Jurassic Period, Click HERE ·To Learn About The Life (Biotic) during the Jurassic Period, Click HERE · What Drew Me To Do The Jurassic Time Period As My Project · My Reflection on The Jurassic Period Project · Bibliography ·Other Wikis on Other Time Periods

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