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Mesozoic History Timeline

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






2. First stegosaurs.






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






4. Cretaceous






5. First monotremes.






6. First bees.






7. First crocodilians and flies.






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






9. End of Jurassic and beginning of Cretaceous Period.






10. First ichthyosaurs.






11. Cretaceous






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






13. Cynodonts and rhynchosaurs diversify.






14. End of Jurassic and beginning of Cretaceous Period.






15. First ceratopsians.






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






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






18. Spinosaurus evolves.






19. 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






20. First ceratopsians.






21. First ichthyosaurs.






22. First monotremes.






23. First stegosaurs.






24. First bees.






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






26. Spinosaurus evolves.






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






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






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






30. Tyrannosaurus Rex evolves.






31. Multituberculates diversify.






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






33. Tyrannosaurus Rex evolves.






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






35. First stingrays.






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






37. First hesperornithes.






38. Australia splits from Antarctica.First ants.






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






40. Multituberculates diversify.






41. First crocodilians and flies.






42. 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






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






44. First stingrays.






45. Cynodonts and rhynchosaurs diversify.






46. First dinosaurs and teleosti evolve.






47. Australia splits from Antarctica.First ants.






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






49. First hesperornithes.






50. First dinosaurs and teleosti evolve.