Fun Facts on the Jurassic Period
- The Jurassic Period is part of the Mesozoic era.
- Some parts of the oceans looked red from the large amount of red plankton in the water.
- The Jurassic Period was from 199.6 to 145.5 million years ago.
- Other than dinosaurs it was mostly small mammals and insects on land.
- During the Jurassic Period coal formed under Australia and Antarctica.
- Many of the marine reptiles that were alive during the Jurassic Period, scientists don't know what they are descended from.