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carnivores (meat eaters)
herbivores (plant eaters)
omnivores (meat and plant eaters)
Correct!
Sauropods were plant eaters. Two famous examples are Diplodocus and Brachiosaurus.
When: 200-145 million years ago (Mesozoic Era)
Name Origin: Named for the Jura Mountains in Switzerland, where the first Jurassic rocks were found
Biological Events: Dinosaur species diversified; birds, salamanders, snakes, and lizards evolved
Geological Events: Pangaea spread apart into two supercontinents; the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico begin to form
Some of the largest dinosaurs to evolve during the Jurassic Period were the giant, long-necked sauropods. These dinosaurs were:
During the Jurassic Period, Pangaea broke apart into two giant landmasses. Separating them was a sea that would become the:
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Arctic Ocean
Correct!
As Pangaea broke apart, it separated Africa from eastern North America with the Atlantic Ocean in between. As the two supercontinents continued to move apart, they slowly developed different climates.
There was a mass extinction right before the Jurassic Period.
Fact
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Fiction
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Fact
Many crocodilian relatives were wiped out at the end of the Triassic. Their disappearance allowed dinosaurs to diversify and become the new rulers of Earth.
Tyrannosaurus rex was a top predator of Jurassic Period.
Fact
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Fiction
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Fiction
Tyrannosaurus rex did not appear until the last part of the Cretaceous Period, about 60 million years after the Jurassic Period ended.