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Mesozoic History Timeline

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1. First ichthyosaurs.






2. Australia splits from Antarctica.First ants.






3. First bees.






4. Cretaceous






5. First stingrays.






6. First turtles. Long-necked sauropod dinosaurs and Coelophysis - one of the earliest theropod dinosaurs - evolve.First mammals.






7. End of Jurassic and beginning of Cretaceous Period.






8. First monotremes.






9. Cretaceous






10. Spinosaurus evolves.






11. First dinosaurs and teleosti evolve.






12. First birds and triconodonts. Stegosaurs and theropods diversify.






13. First stingrays.






14. Cynodonts and rhynchosaurs diversify.






15. Laurasia and Gondwana begin to split apart as theAtlantic Ocean forms.First flowering plants.






16. First turtles. Long-necked sauropod dinosaurs and Coelophysis - one of the earliest theropod dinosaurs - evolve.First mammals.






17. First ceratopsians.






18. End of Jurassic and beginning of Cretaceous Period.






19. First crocodilians and flies.






20. Australia splits from Antarctica.First ants.






21. First crocodilians and flies.






22. First birds and triconodonts. Stegosaurs and theropods diversify.






23. End of Triassic and beginning of Jurassic Period. The largest dinosaurs - such as Diplodocus and Brachiosaurus evolve during this time - as do the carnosaurs; large - bipedal predatory dinosaurs such as Allosaurus.First specialized pterosaurs and sau






24. First stegosaurs.






25. End of Triassic and beginning of Jurassic Period. The largest dinosaurs - such as Diplodocus and Brachiosaurus evolve during this time - as do the carnosaurs; large - bipedal predatory dinosaurs such as Allosaurus.First specialized pterosaurs and sau






26. Cynodonts and rhynchosaurs diversify.






27. Pangaea splits into two major continents - Laurasia in the north and Gondwana in the south.






28. Pangaea splits into two major continents - Laurasia in the north and Gondwana in the south.






29. First salamanders and newts evolve. Cynodonts go extinct.






30. First ichthyosaurs.






31. Pliosaurs evolve - along with many groups of primitive sea invertebrates.






32. Multituberculates diversify.






33. First ceratopsians.






34. First hesperornithes.






35. First salamanders and newts evolve. Cynodonts go extinct.






36. TheIndian subcontinent splits from Gondwana - becoming an island continent. Ichthyosaurs go extinct. Snakes and ticks evolve.






37. TheIndian subcontinent splits from Gondwana - becoming an island continent. Ichthyosaurs go extinct. Snakes and ticks evolve.






38. Pliosaurs evolve - along with many groups of primitive sea invertebrates.






39. First dinosaurs and teleosti evolve.






40. Laurasia and Gondwana begin to split apart as theAtlantic Ocean forms.First flowering plants.






41. Tyrannosaurus Rex evolves.






42. Mesozoic era and Triassic period begin. Mesozoic Marine Revolution begins.






43. First stegosaurs.






44. First hesperornithes.






45. First bees.






46. Spinosaurus evolves.






47. Mesozoic era and Triassic period begin. Mesozoic Marine Revolution begins.






48. Multituberculates diversify.






49. First monotremes.






50. Tyrannosaurus Rex evolves.