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Mesozoic History Timeline

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1. First ichthyosaurs.






2. Multituberculates diversify.






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






4. First bees.






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






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






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






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






9. First monotremes.






10. Tyrannosaurus Rex evolves.






11. Australia splits from Antarctica.First ants.






12. First ceratopsians.






13. Australia splits from Antarctica.First ants.






14. Multituberculates diversify.






15. First crocodilians and flies.






16. Tyrannosaurus Rex evolves.






17. Cynodonts and rhynchosaurs diversify.






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






19. First ceratopsians.






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






21. Spinosaurus evolves.






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






23. First monotremes.






24. First stegosaurs.






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






26. First stingrays.






27. First stingrays.






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






29. First dinosaurs and teleosti evolve.






30. 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






31. 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






32. Cretaceous






33. Spinosaurus evolves.






34. First ichthyosaurs.






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






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






37. Cretaceous






38. First hesperornithes.






39. First stegosaurs.






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






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






42. End of Jurassic and beginning of Cretaceous Period.






43. First dinosaurs and teleosti evolve.






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






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






46. End of Jurassic and beginning of Cretaceous Period.






47. First bees.






48. First hesperornithes.






49. Cynodonts and rhynchosaurs diversify.






50. First crocodilians and flies.