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[Dino and Coop singing]

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We all know that dinosaurs were around during the Jurassic Period, thanks to the famous [People watching a dinosaur film at the theater]

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“Jurassic Park” movies.

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But what about the Triassic and Cretaceous Periods?

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Why don't they get any Hollywood love? [Pictures of museum exhibits]

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Well, never fear, Triassic and Cretaceous periods!

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We still love you!

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So the Triassic period started in…

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…Oh, what?

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…This video is supposed to be about the Jurassic Period…?

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….Well…this is awkward.

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Sorry, guys…maybe one day, you'll get a video…. [Dinosaur walking away]

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The Jurassic Period began about two hundred and one million years ago, and lasted until [Coop pointing at a blackboard]

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about one hundred and forty-five million year ago, so it's pretty darn old and went on for

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a pretty darn long time.

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Just like the grizzled old professors that like to talk about it. [Professor with grey beard and walking stick]

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They're probably eye witness accounts.

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The Earth had calmed down a lot in the Jurassic Period.

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It was moist, stable, and warm, and its air was no longer poisonous.

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Always a plus.

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Basically, it was finally out of its hormonal teenage years. [The Earth with long side swept hair and sunglasses]

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And that whole, "no longer poisonous" thing was a big plus, especially for all the creatures

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that lived back then.

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Instead of poison, the air was filled with life-supporting oxygen.

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Which…y'know, is always a good thing.

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And of course, there was also plenty of water to support life on land, at sea, and in rivers [Rainbow over a river]

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and lakes.

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Sounds pretty nice, huh?

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And since there was all this great water, sun, and air, the Earth was covered in lush [Land covered in plants]

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vegetation.

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And this vegetation proved to be great food for many herbivores, including many dinosaurs

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and early small mammals.

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These herbivores thrived off of the large amounts of vegetation.

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And you know what happens when herbivores thrive? [Rabbit next to a carrot]

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Carnivores thrive, too.

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Because a carnivores favorite meal is, well, a herbivore. [The dinosaur eats the bunny]

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We hear it was the top selling item in Jurassic McDonald's. [McDonald's made of straw]

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Some of the most well-known animals that lived during the Jurassic Period include...

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the Archaeopteryx...

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Allosaurus...

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Brachiosaurus... [Pictures of the animals]

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Ichthyosaurus...

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Plesiosaurus...

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Large dragonflies...

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Crocodiles...

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and the Anklyosaurus. [Dinosaur with human ankles stuck to it's back]

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Which as literally all ankles.

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Just kidding.

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They actually looked like this.

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And these are just a few of over 800 different types of fossils of ancient Dinosaurs that

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scientists have discovered from this period.

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And no, before you ask, your Great Aunt Margaret is not one of them. [Angry looking aunt]

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Though…that is a pretty funny joke.

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High five. [Boy is high-fived through a window]

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