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Mesozoic History Timeline

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






2. First dinosaurs and teleosti evolve.






3. Tyrannosaurus Rex evolves.






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






5. Cretaceous






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






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






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






9. First ceratopsians.






10. Cynodonts and rhynchosaurs diversify.






11. Australia splits from Antarctica.First ants.






12. First ichthyosaurs.






13. 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






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






15. First bees.






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






17. First bees.






18. Spinosaurus evolves.






19. First monotremes.






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






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






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






23. 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






24. Cretaceous






25. Cynodonts and rhynchosaurs diversify.






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






27. First hesperornithes.






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






29. First crocodilians and flies.






30. First ichthyosaurs.






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






32. First stegosaurs.






33. Multituberculates diversify.






34. First ceratopsians.






35. Multituberculates diversify.






36. First stingrays.






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






38. First hesperornithes.






39. Spinosaurus evolves.






40. First stegosaurs.






41. Australia splits from Antarctica.First ants.






42. First crocodilians and flies.






43. End of Jurassic and beginning of Cretaceous Period.






44. First dinosaurs and teleosti evolve.






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






46. End of Jurassic and beginning of Cretaceous Period.






47. First monotremes.






48. First stingrays.






49. Tyrannosaurus Rex evolves.






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