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Mesozoic History Timeline

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1. First bees.






2. Cretaceous






3. Cynodonts and rhynchosaurs diversify.






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






5. First ichthyosaurs.






6. First monotremes.






7. First crocodilians and flies.






8. First ceratopsians.






9. Cretaceous






10. Tyrannosaurus Rex evolves.






11. First hesperornithes.






12. Spinosaurus evolves.






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






14. First stingrays.






15. Multituberculates diversify.






16. 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






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






18. First stegosaurs.






19. Tyrannosaurus Rex evolves.






20. Australia splits from Antarctica.First ants.






21. Australia splits from Antarctica.First ants.






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






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






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






25. First crocodilians and flies.






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






27. First hesperornithes.






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






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






30. Multituberculates diversify.






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






32. First ceratopsians.






33. Spinosaurus evolves.






34. First stingrays.






35. First bees.






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






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






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






39. End of Jurassic and beginning of Cretaceous Period.






40. First dinosaurs and teleosti evolve.






41. First stegosaurs.






42. End of Jurassic and beginning of Cretaceous Period.






43. First dinosaurs and teleosti evolve.






44. First ichthyosaurs.






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






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






47. 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






48. First monotremes.






49. Cynodonts and rhynchosaurs diversify.






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