The extinction event preceding this period saw the dying off of the conodonts. The Morrison Formation is from this period. This period is named for a mountain range north of the Alps in Switzerland and France. The Solnhofen l
The extinction event preceding this period saw the dying off of the conodonts. The Morrison Formation is from this period. This period is named for a mountain range north of the Alps in Switzerland and France. The Solnhofen limestone contains fossils from this period, including Archaeopteryx. The Brachiosaurus and Apatosaurus first appeared in this period. This is the middle period of the Mesozoic Era. For 10 points, name this period occurring before the Cretaceous and after the Triassic.
The extinction event preceding this period saw the dying off of the conodonts.
{Jurassic} period