Middle Jurassic

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/middle-jurassic

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What time period is the Middle Jurassic?The Middle Jurassic lasted from about 174.1 to 161.5 million years ago.
2. Why are Middle Jurassic fossils important?They show how dinosaurs grew bigger and started to split into many types, and each find is special because fossils are rare.

Stratigraphy: The study of rock layers and their chronological sequence.
Paleoecology: The study of ancient environments and the interactions of organisms within them.
Biogeography: The study of the distribution of species and ecosystems in geographic space and through geological time.
Mesozoic Era: The 'Age of Reptiles,' encompassing the Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous periods.