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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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  1. 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

  • ✨ The giant Diplodocus was as long as three school buses parked in a line!
  • ✨ There were no flowers yet, so the world was mostly green, brown, and blue.
  • ✨ 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.