The Jurassic Period is named after the Jura Mountains ... ago The world’s continents were once joined together into a massive supercontinent called Pangea. During the Jurassic, it started splitting ...

During this period ... This was the Jurassic, which took place 199 to 145 million years ago. At the start of the period, the breakup of the supercontinent Pangaea continued and accelerated.

About 200 million years ago, during a period known as the Triassic-Jurassic boundary, Pangaea started to crack. North America separated from Europe; South America from Africa. As they parted ...

such as this Stegosaurus During the Jurassic Period, the single land mass, Pangaea, split into two, creating Laurasia in the north and Gondwana in the south. Despite this separation, similarities in ...

Dinosaurs were the true kings of the Jurassic ... years ago during the Triassic Period. Back then, Earth looked very different. Instead of 7 continents, there was just one: Pangea.

Not many humans walking around in the Jurassic period ... Pretty rough. Additionally, during the age of Pangea, the oceans ...

The division of Pangea, coupled with changing regional ... This massive herbivore roamed the Earth during the Middle Jurassic period. Its name translates to ‘a giant thunderclap at dawn ...

These evolved land reptiles thrived during the periods after the Triassic – Jurassic and Cretaceous ... Most scientists believe the Triassic period ended when Pangaea started to break ...