Jurassic
The Jurassic period is part of the geologic system of classifying geologic formations.
The Jurassic period is part of the Mesozoic era, and is divided into Lower, Middle, and Upper epochs. The Jurassic is preceded by the Triassic era and followed by the Cretaceous era.
The Jurassic was named from the French word (Jurassique) for the Jura mountains of Switzerland.[1][2]
Under the uniformitarian dates assigned by secular geologists, it represents approximately the period of Earth's history from 200 million years ago to 145 million years ago.[3]
Young earth creation scientists view
Young earth creationist scientists believe that the evolutionary geological timescale is errant, has scores of anomalies, and that there are numerous lines of evidence pointing to a young earth (for details please see: Geologic system and Young Earth Creationism).
References
- ↑ Online Etymology Dictionary
- ↑ Jurassic Period (Department of Earth Science, University of California, Santa Barbara).
- ↑ Gradstein, F.M., and Ogg, J.G.,Geologic Time Scale 2004 – Why, How, and Where Next!