175 – 162 MA

Epoch · Jurassic

Middle Jurassic

175–162 Ma

The Middle Jurassic is an epoch within the Jurassic, spanning roughly 175 to 162 million years ago.

Rankepoch· Paleobiology Database
Base175 Ma· Paleobiology Database
Top162 Ma· Paleobiology Database
Duration13.2 Myr· Paleobiology Database
ChartICS International Chronostratigraphic Chart v2023/09 (ages from Macrostrat/PBDB interval tables)

Elsewhere

Cite this article

Stratum Study. "Middle Jurassic" (Time interval). Stratum Study pack 2026.09, as of 2026-09-19. https://stratum.black/study/time/middle-jurassic. Accessed 2026-09-20.

@misc{stratum-middle-jurassic,
  title        = {Middle Jurassic},
  author       = {{Stratum Study}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://stratum.black/study/time/middle-jurassic}},
  year         = {2026},
  note         = {Time interval article, Stratum Study pack 2026.09, as of 2026-09-19; sources: stratum, pbdb. Accessed 2026-09-20.}
}

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