MAJOR EVENTS

A major event that happened during the Jurassic period was the continuing breakup of the supercontinent Pangaea. Dry deserts took on a greener hue. Plant life was more abundant.

The earliest known bird, Archaeopteryx took to the skies in the late Jurassic.

Rising sea levels flooded many of the continental interiors during the Jurassic, that created warm, shallow-water environments where marine animals and plants could thrive.