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Mesozoic History Timeline

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






2. 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






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






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






5. 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






6. First ichthyosaurs.






7. Multituberculates diversify.






8. Cretaceous






9. First stegosaurs.






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






11. Multituberculates diversify.






12. First ceratopsians.






13. First stegosaurs.






14. First bees.






15. Cynodonts and rhynchosaurs diversify.






16. Spinosaurus evolves.






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






18. First hesperornithes.






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






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






21. First stingrays.






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






23. End of Jurassic and beginning of Cretaceous Period.






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






25. First monotremes.






26. First stingrays.






27. Spinosaurus evolves.






28. First ichthyosaurs.






29. End of Jurassic and beginning of Cretaceous Period.






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






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






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






33. First bees.






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






35. First crocodilians and flies.






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






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






38. First crocodilians and flies.






39. First ceratopsians.






40. Cynodonts and rhynchosaurs diversify.






41. Cretaceous






42. First dinosaurs and teleosti evolve.






43. Australia splits from Antarctica.First ants.






44. First monotremes.






45. Tyrannosaurus Rex evolves.






46. First dinosaurs and teleosti evolve.






47. Tyrannosaurus Rex evolves.






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






49. First hesperornithes.






50. Australia splits from Antarctica.First ants.