Dinosaurs

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Dinosaurs

Dinosaurs lived millions of years ago during period of time that is known as the mesozoic era.the mesozoic era is divided into three periods the triassic,jurassic,and cretaceous.the triassic from about 245-213 million years ago.

Triassic
The triassic is a geologic period that extendet from

about 250-200 million years ago.as the first period of the mesozoic era,the triassic follow the permian and is followed by the jurassic.both the start and end of the triassic are marked by major extinction events.during the triassic,both marine and continental life show an adaptive radiaton beginning from the starkly impoverished biosphere that followed the permian-triassic extincion.corals of the hexacorallia group made their first appearance.the first flying vertebrates,the pterosaurs,evolved during the triassic.

Jurassic
The jurassic is a geologic period and system that extends from about 199-145 millions years ago,that is from the end of the triassic to the beginning of the cretaceous.the chronostratigraphic term is directly linked to the swiss jura mountains.Alexander von humboldt recognized the mainly limestone dominated mountain range of the swiss as a separate formations that was not a time included in the

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