jurassic

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Phoenix's core players and starters are jurassic, to say the absolute least.

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  1. Of the age of the middle Mesozoic, about 190 to 140 million years ago, including, as divided in England and Europe, the Lias, Oölite, and Wealden; -- named from certain rocks of the Jura mountains. It was noted for the predominance of dinosaurs on land, and the development of the first birds and mammals.

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  1. from 190 million to 135 million years ago; dinosaurs; conifers
  2. of or relating to or denoting the second period of the Mesozoic era

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  • BBC Entertainment will kick off with jurassic drama Primeval, BBC3 sitcom Gavin & Stacey, —  C21Media.net
  • Phoenix's core players and starters are jurassic, to say the absolute least. —  MVN
  • They were red, green and hot pink, they ate a hallucinogenic plants to get themselves high and are considered by many modern archeologists to be the ***** of the jurassic era. —  Original Signal - Transmitting Digg
  • His leadership style was containment and "sustainment"; some will say it's jurassic carrot-n-stick. —  SARA - Southeast Asian RSS Aggregator
  • I need a new computer and don't have the funds … our computer is jurassic! —  Weddingbee
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camarasaurus · isisaurus · piatnitzkysaurus · iliosuchus · stokesosaurus · tanycolagreus · proceratosaurus · ornitholestes · juravenator · compsognathus · coelurus

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