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