Pliensbachian Stage
Diversification of biomes
Diversification of biomes
The Pliensbachian Age( 191–183 Ma) is the third age in the Early Jurassic Epoch of the Jurassic Period of the Mesozoic Era. It occurs after the Sinemurian Age, and before the Toarcian Age.
Geologic Age
Geologic Age
190.8±1.0–182.7±0.7 Ma
Eon / Era / Period / Epoch
Eon / Era / Period / Epoch
What happened during this time?
What happened during this time?
Large conifers and seed plants continue to dominate
Five distinct vegetative biomes exist by this time (Rees et al. 1999)