Definition of Jurasic
Ju*ras"sic (?), a. (Geol.)
Of the age of the middle Mesozoic, including, as divided in
England and Europe, the Lias, Oölite, and Wealden; -- named from
certain rocks of the Jura mountains. --
n. The Jurassic period or formation; -- called
also the Jura.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- (geology) Of or pertaining to the second period of the Mesozoic era, a time still dominated by dinosaurs. Usage example: A collection of Jurassic fossils.
- The Jurassic Period began 150 million years ago, and lasted for 40 million years. Preceded by the Triassic Period and followed by the Cretacious Period. The most famous fossil of the Jurassic Period is Archaeopteryx.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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