Jurassic \Ju*ras"sic\, a. (Geol.) Of the age of the middle Mesozoic, including, as divided in England and Europe, the Lias, O["o]lite, and Wealden; -- named from certain rocks of the Jura mountains. -- n. The Jurassic period or formation; -- called also the {Jura}.
Jurassic n : from 190 million to 135 million years ago; dinosaurs; conifers [syn: {Jurassic period}]