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Upper Jurassic

Upper Jurassic (also known as Malm) was an epoch of the Jurassic geologic period. It lasted from 146 to 135 MYA (million years ago).

It is divided into three ages:

  1. Tithonian - (141-135 MYA)
  2. Kimmeridgean - (146-141 MYA)
  3. Oxfordian - (154-146 MYA)

Life

This period was well known for many famous types of dinosaurs:

Many smaller animals were flourishing:

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