K Jura to thnh thi k gia ca i Trung Sinh, cn c bit n nh l k nguyn Khng
long. S bt u ca k ny c nh du bng s kin tuyt chng ln k Trias-Jura.
Cc loi khng long hng thn ln ln n c (cn b Sauropoda - Camarasaurus, Apatosaurus, Diplodocus, Brachiosaurus,)sinh sng trn cc tho nguyn v n dng x v cc loi tu c hnh dng ging cy da. Chng b cc khng long thuc cn b Theropoda ln (Ceratosaurs, Megalosaurs, Torvosaurus v Allosaurs) sn bt. Tt c cc loi khng long ny u thuc nhm 'hng thn ln' hay b Saurischia. Vo thi k Jura mun th cc loi chim u tin tin ha t khng long nh thuc cn b Coelurosauria. Khng long thuc b Ornithischia t chim u th hn so vi khng long b Saurischia, mc d mt vi nhm nh chi Stegosaur v phn b Ornithopoda nh ng vai tr quan trng nh l cc ng vt n c c kch thc t nh, trung bnh ti ln (nhng khng c kch thc nh Sauropoda).
Diplodocus dc d on c chiu di hn 30 m, l mt loi sauropodaph bin Jura mun.
Allosaurus mt trong nhng loi th sn mi ln nht trn t
lin k Jura.
Stegosaurus l mt trong nhng chi khng long c bit
n nhiu nht, tn ti t trung n hu Jura.
Archaeopteryx, mt t tin ca chim hin i, xut hin Jura