β All time stops
The Jurassic Period
200 million years ago β giants rule
Step back 200 million years in time to a warm, leafy world ruled by giant dinosaurs!
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- 200 million years ago
A Super Green Earth
Earth was super warm, sticky, and wet back then. Huge fern forests and tall pine trees grew everywhere!
The big idea
The Jurassic Period was a warm time when giant dinosaurs and huge green plants covered the Earth.
Fun facts
- β¨ The giant Diplodocus was as long as three school buses parked in a line!
- β¨ There were no flowers yet, so the world was mostly green, brown, and blue.
- β¨ The very first ancient birds took to the skies during this time.
Science words
- Herbivore β An animal that eats only plants.
- Fossil β A bone or plant turned into rock after a very long time.
- Continent β A huge piece of land that makes up part of the Earth.