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