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Mesozoic History Timeline
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1. First turtles. Long-necked sauropod dinosaurs and Coelophysis - one of the earliest theropod dinosaurs - evolve.First mammals.
70 Ma
90 Ma
215 Ma
90 Ma
2. First dinosaurs and teleosti evolve.
195 Ma
225 Ma
245 Ma
135 Ma
3. Tyrannosaurus Rex evolves.
176 Ma
106 Ma
68 Ma
170 Ma
4. Pangaea splits into two major continents - Laurasia in the north and Gondwana in the south.
225 Ma
180 Ma
245 Ma
135 Ma
5. Cretaceous
225 Ma
65 Ma
130 Ma
170 Ma
6. Mesozoic era and Triassic period begin. Mesozoic Marine Revolution begins.
130 Ma
251.4 Ma
195 Ma
195 Ma
7. TheIndian subcontinent splits from Gondwana - becoming an island continent. Ichthyosaurs go extinct. Snakes and ticks evolve.
161 Ma
115 Ma
90 Ma
225 Ma
8. First salamanders and newts evolve. Cynodonts go extinct.
170 Ma
245 Ma
100 Ma
100 Ma
9. First ceratopsians.
161 Ma
190 Ma
130 Ma
130 Ma
10. Cynodonts and rhynchosaurs diversify.
68 Ma
170 Ma
240 Ma
155 Ma
11. Australia splits from Antarctica.First ants.
180 Ma
100 Ma
80 Ma
180 Ma
12. First ichthyosaurs.
170 Ma
165 Ma
245 Ma
135 Ma
13. 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
195 Ma
70 Ma
215 Ma
220 Ma
14. First salamanders and newts evolve. Cynodonts go extinct.
170 Ma
195 Ma
135 Ma
176 Ma
15. First bees.
80 Ma
100 Ma
70 Ma
80 Ma
16. Pangaea splits into two major continents - Laurasia in the north and Gondwana in the south.
180 Ma
155 Ma
65 Ma
195 Ma
17. First bees.
90 Ma
180 Ma
130 Ma
100 Ma
18. Spinosaurus evolves.
130 Ma
106 Ma
165 Ma
90 Ma
19. First monotremes.
225 Ma
115 Ma
155 Ma
110 Ma
20. Mesozoic era and Triassic period begin. Mesozoic Marine Revolution begins.
251.4 Ma
240 Ma
135 Ma
65 Ma
21. Laurasia and Gondwana begin to split apart as theAtlantic Ocean forms.First flowering plants.
190 Ma
161 Ma
225 Ma
130 Ma
22. TheIndian subcontinent splits from Gondwana - becoming an island continent. Ichthyosaurs go extinct. Snakes and ticks evolve.
68 Ma
176 Ma
195 Ma
90 Ma
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
161 Ma
180 Ma
180 Ma
195 Ma
24. Cretaceous
106 Ma
65 Ma
251.4 Ma
165 Ma
25. Cynodonts and rhynchosaurs diversify.
240 Ma
70 Ma
100 Ma
215 Ma
26. Pliosaurs evolve - along with many groups of primitive sea invertebrates.
106 Ma
161 Ma
130 Ma
190 Ma
27. First hesperornithes.
225 Ma
195 Ma
110 Ma
161 Ma
28. First turtles. Long-necked sauropod dinosaurs and Coelophysis - one of the earliest theropod dinosaurs - evolve.First mammals.
135 Ma
161 Ma
68 Ma
215 Ma
29. First crocodilians and flies.
220 Ma
68 Ma
130 Ma
115 Ma
30. First ichthyosaurs.
245 Ma
68 Ma
90 Ma
155 Ma
31. First birds and triconodonts. Stegosaurs and theropods diversify.
70 Ma
220 Ma
155 Ma
100 Ma
32. First stegosaurs.
135 Ma
176 Ma
251.4 Ma
161 Ma
33. Multituberculates diversify.
70 Ma
161 Ma
115 Ma
110 Ma
34. First ceratopsians.
180 Ma
80 Ma
161 Ma
68 Ma
35. Multituberculates diversify.
70 Ma
225 Ma
170 Ma
100 Ma
36. First stingrays.
68 Ma
165 Ma
65 Ma
251.4 Ma
37. First birds and triconodonts. Stegosaurs and theropods diversify.
130 Ma
155 Ma
135 Ma
195 Ma
38. First hesperornithes.
165 Ma
110 Ma
135 Ma
195 Ma
39. Spinosaurus evolves.
130 Ma
106 Ma
110 Ma
225 Ma
40. First stegosaurs.
225 Ma
68 Ma
176 Ma
90 Ma
41. Australia splits from Antarctica.First ants.
80 Ma
240 Ma
180 Ma
135 Ma
42. First crocodilians and flies.
195 Ma
190 Ma
220 Ma
161 Ma
43. End of Jurassic and beginning of Cretaceous Period.
215 Ma
106 Ma
135 Ma
65 Ma
44. First dinosaurs and teleosti evolve.
195 Ma
165 Ma
110 Ma
225 Ma
45. Laurasia and Gondwana begin to split apart as theAtlantic Ocean forms.First flowering plants.
155 Ma
161 Ma
245 Ma
130 Ma
46. End of Jurassic and beginning of Cretaceous Period.
106 Ma
90 Ma
135 Ma
130 Ma
47. First monotremes.
106 Ma
100 Ma
220 Ma
115 Ma
48. First stingrays.
155 Ma
215 Ma
135 Ma
165 Ma
49. Tyrannosaurus Rex evolves.
68 Ma
215 Ma
106 Ma
90 Ma
50. Pliosaurs evolve - along with many groups of primitive sea invertebrates.
215 Ma
190 Ma
110 Ma
90 Ma