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
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
Terrestrial environment of the Pliensbachian-Toarcian boundary Fennoscandinavia, with flora based on the Sorthat Formation. Dinosaurs are based on material found on various locations of the German realm of the Ciechocinek Formation and on lesser extent, footprints of the Drzewica Formation
Dilophosaurus is a genus of theropod dinosaurs that lived in what is now North America during the Early Jurassic, about 186 million years ago. Three skeletons were discovered in northern Arizona in 19
Early Jurassic
…long-necked) Microcleidus and Occitanosaurus, and the pliosaur Hauffiosaurus). On land, a number of new types of dinosaurs—the heterodontosaurids, dilophosaurus, scelidosaurs, stegosaurs, and tetanurans—appeared, and joined those groups like the coelophysoids, prosauropods and the sauropods that had continued…
Reconstructed skeleton of Sinosaurus sinensis from China, originally described as a species of Dilophosaurus, Museo delle Scienze
Cast of Coelophysis, with which Dilophosaurus has often been grouped, Redpath Museum
Reconstructed skeleton of the crested Cryolophosaurus, sometimes considered a close relative of Dilophosaurus