Jurassic
Jurassic The second geological period of the Mesozoic era. It followed the Triassic, which ended about 213 million years ago, and extended until the beginning of the Cretaceous period, about 144 million years ago. It was named in 1829 by A. Brongniart after the Jura Mountains on the borders of France and Switzerland. Jurassic rocks include clays and limestones in which fossil flora and fauna are abundant. Plants included ferns, cycads, ginkgos, rushes, and conifers. Important invertebrates included
ammonites (on which the Jurassic is zoned), corals, brachiopods, bivalves, and echinoids. Reptiles dominated the vertebrates and the first flying reptiles – the pterosaurs – appeared. The first primitive bird,
Archaeopteryx, also made its appearance.
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THE JURA: SWITZERLAND'S HORSE COUNTRY
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 4/12/1987; ; 700+ words
; DELEMONT, Switzerland - Andre Richon, teacher, outdoorsman...But get him talking about the Jura -- newest of Switzerland's 26 cantons -- and you're...is the watch-making center of Switzerland." But in a country where tourism...
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 "The Mail on Sunday (London, England)")
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A drink in the hotel bar... shall we go to France or Switzerland? Giles Milton stays in the Jura, slap-bang between the two, for a hiking and cross-country skiing tour.
Newspaper article from: The Mail on Sunday (London, England); 4/29/2007; 700+ words
; ...Suisse, in the mountainous Jura region of France, that...border between France and Switzerland. Some bedrooms are in France, some in Switzerland. And several have the...the Second World War. Switzerland remained strictly neutral...
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CAPRESSO FORMS JOINT VENTURE WITH JURA TO MARKET SUPER-AUTOMATIC LINE IN U.S.(coffee and espresso makers)
Magazine article from: HFN The Weekly Newspaper for the Home Furnishing Network; 10/21/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...has formed a joint venture with Jura AG of Switzerland to market and distribute fully automatic...models will carry the brand name Jura-Capresso. Models currently at...have been exposed earlier. There, Jura is clearly the market leader for...
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Jura Suisse, Team Krone to parade their best
Newspaper article from: New Straits Times; 8/7/2002; 570 words
; ...Straits Times 08-07-2002 Jura Suisse, Team Krone to parade...PROFESSIONAL teams Jura Suisse of Switzerland and Team Krone of Norway will...is now plying his trade in Switzerland. Mori started his professional...in 2000 and Kia Suisse of Switzerland last year. The Italian is...
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JURA-CAPRESSO OUT TO IMPRESSA.(Jura-Capresso introduces coffee, espresso machines)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: HFN The Weekly Newspaper for the Home Furnishing Network; 12/23/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...automatic coffee and espresso centers to be introduced by Jura-Capresso will be ready for shipment next month...status in seven languages. As reported, Capresso and Jura AG of Switzerland have joined to further grow the U.S. market for...
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By the light of the moon: restaurants and inns of the Jura entice winter guests by offering moonlight treks through the wilderness, which culminate in a hearty and traditional Swiss meal served up hot upon arrival. Swiss News explores some of the most popular routes sure to hone your appetite this season.(OUT-N-ABOUT)
Magazine article from: Swiss News; 12/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...are one of the highlights of the Jura region of Switzerland's "Jurassic Park", says Isobel...informal coordinator of wintertime Jura journeys. Shaw, who lives in...those who want to experience the Jura by moonlight. Plan ahead Most...
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Jura reintroduces Impressa X9.(Product Showcase)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Tea & Coffee Trade Journal; 11/20/2005; 700+ words
; Jura Elektroapparate (http://www.jura.com) has reintroduced Impressa...European market last September. Jura has also made this model available...135, CH-4626 Niederbuchsiten, Switzerland. Tel: (41) 62 389-8245, Fax...
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Swiss wine country excursions: rolling over the hills of five cantons and overlooking three lakes, the Trois Lacs wine area of Switzerland includes 1,000 hectares of vineyards. Though small, this winemaking wonderland stretching through Cantons Neuchatel, Jura, Bern, Fribourg and Vaud is certainly beautiful.(OUT-N-ABOUT)
Magazine article from: Swiss News; 9/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...Lacs or Three Lakes is the smallest of Switzerland's six wine-producing regions, spanning...Neuchatel City. [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] Switzerland's largest wine-growing cantons...German- and French-speaking parts of Switzerland. But in early autumn there's a good...
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 "Sunday Mercury (Birmingham, England)")
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Putting best foot forward in lovely Jura; FRANK CREMIN from Sutton Coldfield took up our challenge to turn travel writer and pass on his impressions of a holiday with wife Carol in the Jura in France.
Newspaper article from: Sunday Mercury (Birmingham, England); 10/24/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...had booked a 10-day walking holiday in the Jura, which is in Eastern France, near to Switzerland. The first part of the journey was by Eurostar...often be walking through shady woods, as the Jura region has France's greatest and oldest forests...
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The French Jura: Where little-known, jagged wines are smooth for some
Newspaper article from: International Herald Tribune; 8/10/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...of Arbois in the heart of the Jura wine region. You can pass the...to its diminutive name.The Jura defies many expectations, nowhere...served before the whites in the Jura because they are lighter in...green bowl between Burgundy and Switzerland, where the patchwork of vineyards...
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Jura
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Jura , canton (1993 pop. 68,300), 3,256 sq mi (840 sq km), NW Switzerland. In the Jura Mts., bordered by the Swiss cantons...and the following year Jura became Switzerland's 23d canton. The region was a prince...
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Jura Mountains
Book article from: World Encyclopedia
Jura Mountains Mountain range in e France and nw Switzerland. Forming part of the Alpine system, it extends from the River Rhine at Basel to the River Rhône, sw of Geneva. It has several hydroelectric schemes.
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Switzerland
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History
...administrative units. Physical Switzerland is surrounded by France...in the north-west to the Jura Mountains. Economy Switzerland is prosperous, with the highest...dairy-farming. History Switzerland was occupied by the Celtic...
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Kropotkin, Pyotr Alexeyevich
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Russian History
...his revolutionary feelings. In 1872 he visited Switzerland for the first time to discover more about the International...Kropotkin continued his revolutionary career in the Jura Federation, Switzerland, comprising the anarchist sections of the International...
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Brongniart, Adolphe
Book article from: Plant Sciences
...he was twenty, they had traveled together to many areas of the continent, including western France, the Jura Mountains, Switzerland, and Italy. In 1824 and 1825 they visited Scandinavia and the British Isles. These trips focused on botany...
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