Jurassic

Summary

Jurassic is a period^[1]. Jurassic ranks in the top 9% of period entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,622 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Jurassic's instance of is recorded as period^[3].
• Jurassic's instance of is recorded as system^[4].
• Jura Mountains is named after Jurassic^[5].
• Jurassic followed Triassic^[6].
• Jurassic was followed by Cretaceous^[7].
• Jurassic is part of Mesozoic^[8].
• Jurassic is part of ICS Standard Global Chronostratigraphic (Geochronologic) Scale^[9].
• Jurassic's Commons category is recorded as Jurassic^[10].
• Jurassic's sRGB color hex triplet is recorded as 34B2C9^[11].
• Jurassic comprises Early Jurassic^[12].
• Jurassic comprises Middle Jurassic^[13].
• Jurassic comprises Late Jurassic^[14].
• Jurassic began on -201400000-00-00T00:00:00Z^[15].
• Jurassic ended on -145000000-00-00T00:00:00Z^[16].
• Jurassic's IPA transcription is recorded as /dʒʊˈræsɪk/^[17].
• Jurassic's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Jurassic^[18].
• Jurassic's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[19].
• Jurassic's described by source is recorded as Yuzhakov Big Encyclopedia^[20].
• Jurassic's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[21].
• Jurassic's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[22].
• Jurassic's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 8^[23].
• Jurassic's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[24].
• Jurassic's described by source is recorded as Small Soviet Encyclopedia^[25].
• Jurassic's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[26].
• Jurassic's different from is recorded as Jura^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include period^[3] and system^[4].

Origins

Jura Mountains is named after Jurassic^[5].

Use and Application

Components include Early Jurassic^[12], a series^[28]; Middle Jurassic^[13], an epoch^[29]; and Late Jurassic^[14], an epoch^[30]. Part of include Mesozoic^[8], an era^[31] and ICS Standard Global Chronostratigraphic (Geochronologic) Scale^[9].

Influence

Things named for Jurassic include Jurassic Nunatak^[32], a nunatak^[33].

Why It Matters

Jurassic ranks in the top 9% of period entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,622 views/month).^[2] Jurassic has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34] Jurassic is known by 65 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]

Entities named for Jurassic include Jurassic Nunatak^[32], a nunatak^[33].