Knowra Late Jurassic Late Jurassic The Late Jurassic is the final epoch of the Jurassic Period, spanning approximately 163 to 145 million years ago. It saw diverse dinosaurs, marine reptiles, and the continued breakup of Pangaea.
Morrison Formation : A sedimentary rock formation in western North America famous for Late Jurassic dinosaur fossils. Its fossils document dinosaurs and other animals in western North America.
Pangaea : A supercontinent that assembled most of Earth’s land during the late Paleozoic and early Mesozoic eras. Its breakup was reshaping continental positions during the Late Jurassic.
Jurassic : A geologic period from about 201 to 145 million years ago, between the Triassic and Cretaceous periods. The Late Jurassic is its final epoch.
Sauropoda : A clade of long-necked, four-legged herbivorous dinosaurs that includes the largest land animals known. Sauropods were prominent herbivores in several Late Jurassic ecosystems.
Solnhofen Limestone : A finely layered Late Jurassic limestone in Germany that preserves exceptionally detailed fossils. Its fossils capture delicate animals, including Archaeopteryx, in a lagoon environment.
Gondwana : The southern landmass formed as Pangaea divided, including present-day Africa, South America, Antarctica, Australia, and India. Its land areas hosted distinctive southern Late Jurassic ecosystems.
Oxfordian : The earliest stage of the Late Jurassic, lasting approximately 163 to 157 million years ago. It begins the epoch’s sequence of geologic stages.
Pterosaurs : An extinct group of flying reptiles that lived from the Triassic through the Cretaceous periods. They occupied aerial niches alongside Late Jurassic dinosaurs.
Tendaguru Formation : A fossil-rich Late Jurassic rock sequence in Tanzania, especially known for sauropod dinosaurs. Its discoveries show the diversity of southern Gondwanan dinosaurs.
Laurasia : The northern landmass formed as Pangaea divided, comprising much of present-day North America and Eurasia. Its emerging continents structured northern Late Jurassic environments.
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