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Jura, mountain range, France and Switzerland
(Encyclopedia) JuraJuraj&oobreve;rˈə, Fr. zhüräˈ, Ger. y&oomacr;ˈrä [key], mountain range, part of the Alpine system, E France and NW Switzerland, occupying parts of the French region of…Apatosaurus
(Encyclopedia) ApatosaurusApatosaurusăpˌətəsôrˈəs, āˌpătˌə– [key], [Gr.,=deceptive lizard], quadruped saurischian dinosaur, estimated to be from 70 to 90 ft (21 to 27 m) in length and to weigh up to…Plesiosaurus
(Encyclopedia) PlesiosaurusPlesiosaurusplēˌsēəsôrˈəs [key], genus of extinct predatory marine reptiles that arose in the Triassic period of geologic time and continued into the Jurassic and…Crichton, Michael
(Encyclopedia) Crichton, MichaelCrichton, Michaelkrīˈtən [key], 1942–2008, American novelist, screenwriter, and director, b. Chicago, grad. Harvard Medical School (1969). He wrote several thrillers…Diplodocus
(Encyclopedia) DiplodocusDiplodocusdĭplŏdˈəkəs [key] [Gr., = double beam (or rafter)], immense quadruped herbivorous dinosaur found in the late Jurassic strata of the Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming. It…Triassic period
(Encyclopedia) Triassic periodTriassic periodtrīăsˈĭk [key], first period of the Mesozoic era of geologic time (see Geologic Timescale, tablegeologic timescale, table) from 205 to 250 million years…<i>T. rex</i> on the Silver Screen
A history of dinosaur movies by Beth Rowen Related Links Dino Grudge MatchDinosaur CentralDinosaur Hall of FameDinosaur QuizWith the enormous success of the Jurassic Park film franchise—the…Chris Pratt
Actor Chris Pratt is famous for his supporting role in the TV comedy Parks and Recreation, and for his leading role in the movies Guardians of the Galaxy and Jurassic World. Pratt grew up mostly in…Atlas Mountains
(Encyclopedia) Atlas Mountains, system of ranges and plateaus in NW Africa, extending c.1,500 mi (2,410 km) from SW Morocco, through N Algeria, to N Tunisia; Jebel Toubkal (13,671 ft/4,167 m), in SW…Jeff Goldblum
Tall and wryly cynical, Jeff Goldblum was a star of Jurassic Park and many other films of the 1980s and 1990s. Goldblum studied piano before getting his acting start on the New York stage. That's…Trending
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