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Mesozoic History Timeline

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1. Multituberculates diversify.






2. Cretaceous






3. Tyrannosaurus Rex evolves.






4. First dinosaurs and teleosti evolve.






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






6. First ichthyosaurs.






7. Cretaceous






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






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






10. First bees.






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






12. Multituberculates diversify.






13. First ceratopsians.






14. Spinosaurus evolves.






15. First stingrays.






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






17. 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






18. First ichthyosaurs.






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






20. Cynodonts and rhynchosaurs diversify.






21. First hesperornithes.






22. First stegosaurs.






23. First ceratopsians.






24. Spinosaurus evolves.






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






26. First stegosaurs.






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






28. End of Jurassic and beginning of Cretaceous Period.






29. First monotremes.






30. First crocodilians and flies.






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






32. First crocodilians and flies.






33. 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






34. First bees.






35. End of Jurassic and beginning of Cretaceous Period.






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






37. First dinosaurs and teleosti evolve.






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






39. Australia splits from Antarctica.First ants.






40. First stingrays.






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






42. First hesperornithes.






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






44. First monotremes.






45. Cynodonts and rhynchosaurs diversify.






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






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






48. Tyrannosaurus Rex evolves.






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






50. Australia splits from Antarctica.First ants.