The Early Jurassic Epoch is the earliest of three epochs of the Jurassic Period. The Early Jurassic starts immediately after the Triassic–Jurassic extinction event, 201.3 Ma, and ends at the start of the Middle Jurassic 174.7 ±0.8 Ma.
Massive cliffs in Zion Canyon consist of Lower Jurassic formations, including (from bottom to top): the Kayenta Formation and the massive Navajo Sandstone
Lias formations at Lyme Regis, UK, known locally as Blue Lias
The Jurassic is a geologic period and stratigraphic system that spanned from the end of the Triassic Period 201.4 million years ago (Mya) to the beginning of the Cretaceous Period, approximately 145 Mya. The Jurassic constitutes the middle period of the Mesozoic Era and is named after the Jura Mountains, where limestone strata from the period were first identified.
Portrait of Alexandre Brongniart, who coined the term "Jurassic"
Folded Lower Jurassic limestone layers of the Doldenhorn nappe at Gasteretal, Switzerland
Middle Jurassic strata in Neuquén Province, Argentina
Tidwell Member of the Morrison Formation (Upper Jurassic), Colorado