(a.) Of the age of the middle Mesozoic, including, as divided in England and Europe, the Lias, Oolite, and Wealden; -- named from certain rocks of the Jura mountains.
(n.) The Jurassic period or formation; -- called also the Jura.
Example Sentences:
(1) Fossil eggs attributable to dinosaur (probably prosauropod) parentage that have been recovered from the early Jurassic Elliot Formation sediments at the Rooidraai locality possess shells that are similar to those of birds and crocodilians, and distinctly unlike those of chelonians and gekkonids.
(2) Everybody wants to be part of something that has become a cultural phenomenon.” Jurassic World took $1.668bn earlier this year.
(3) I think, in all honestly, if I could be Bradley Whitford I would be very, very happy.” He becomes almost drawlingly dreamy, rolling his “r”s as he leans against the warm oolite cliffs of this Jurassic Coast, until rudely interrupted by me, asking whether there’s talk of a Broadchurch 3 .
(4) Amino acid analyses have been made of the insoluble protein, soluble peptide, and free amino acid fractions isolated from a series of fossil pecten shells of ages from the Pleistocene through the Jurassic.
(5) Rather than rushing the film into production following the box-office failure of previous instalment Jurassic Park III in 2001, Universal spent more than a decade working out the best way to mount a reboot, and was rewarded with $1.64bn in receipts.
(6) But at the end of the day, I’m just taking big swings.” Jurassic World is in cinemas from 12 June
(7) Cocos, the remote emerald tip of a towering underwater mountain range which was the setting for the fictional Isla Nublar in the novel Jurassic Park, has served as a pirate hideaway, whaling station, penal colony and a pit stop for Colombian drug runners.
(8) Jurassic world had terrible characterisation and excessive use of CGI.
(9) Triassic-Jurassic, c 200 million years ago Three-quarters of species were lost, again most likely due to another huge outburst of volcanism.
(10) The Avengers, $392.5m Facebook Twitter Pinterest The Guardian Film Show discusses Jurassic World.
(11) Jurassic Park, for example, was never going to be a charming story about a young boy who successfully befriends a ravenous if depressed Tyrannosaurus rex.
(12) Across eight cask pumps, seven keg lines and three hand-pulled ciders, the Rook runs the gamut from exotic European imports (Opat's self-explanatory orange and mandarin Czech pils) to beers from lesser-spotted UK micros, such as Grafters and Jurassic Brewhouse.
(13) The $70.9 million it made at the US box office didn't give it the clout of Jurassic Park, Mrs Doubtfire or Indecent Proposal among the year's top moneyspinners.
(14) Add to that the fact that the entire East Devon coastline from Exmouth to the border with Dorset is part of the designated world heritage site, the Jurassic Coast.
(15) The genus Ginkgo is a north temperate gymnosperm taxon represented by fossilized leaves and wood from the early Jurassic through the Pliocene, and by the living species G. biloba native to eastern China.
(16) Facebook Twitter Pinterest The film team review Jurassic World At Bubba Gump, he recognised a customer: Rae Dawn Chong, an actor who had appeared in 80s hits Commando and The Color Purple.
(17) That elusive must-see aura – a combination in 1993 of Hollywood’s most starred director Steven Spielberg and Industrial Light & Magic’s then-unique special-effects prowess – was what made Jurassic Park the first $1bn film; 22 years later though, Spielberg is only executive-producing, and CGI is very much the bog-standard grouting of the blockbuster industry.
(18) Chris Pratt’s next attempt to cement his action-hero status in Jurassic World sees him in the relatively untested hands of writer and director Colin Trevorrow, known for just one movie – the lo-fi time-travel indie Safety Not Guaranteed; Fox’s latest attempt to reboot The Fantastic Four sees Josh Trank, director of impressive found-footage thriller Chronicle, getting a chance to shine; and Looper’s Rian Johnson has been hired as the director of Star Wars Episode VIII.
(19) Elsewhere in Dorset, we've rounded-up the best days out in east and west of the county; and the best campsites , many of which overlook the Jurassic coast.
(20) Star Wars: The Force Awakens – the five finest fan theories Read more If Abrams’s critically acclaimed film does fail to surpass Jurassic World, studio bosses can point to the fact that the movie does not hit screens in the world’s most populous nation until 9 January.
Pterodactyl
Definition:
(n.) An extinct flying reptile; one of the Pterosauria. See Illustration in Appendix.
Example Sentences:
(1) Afterward she looked at the extras and asked: ‘Do you want to make a pterodactyl?’ Without hesitating I said: ‘Yes, I do.’