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Mesozoic History Timeline

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






2. First bees.






3. Australia splits from Antarctica.First ants.






4. Australia splits from Antarctica.First ants.






5. End of Jurassic and beginning of Cretaceous Period.






6. Spinosaurus evolves.






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






8. Cynodonts and rhynchosaurs diversify.






9. Cretaceous






10. First ceratopsians.






11. First monotremes.






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






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 dinosaurs and teleosti evolve.






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






16. First crocodilians and flies.






17. First stingrays.






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






19. Multituberculates diversify.






20. 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






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






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






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






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






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






26. Cretaceous






27. Spinosaurus evolves.






28. First hesperornithes.






29. First ichthyosaurs.






30. Multituberculates diversify.






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






32. Tyrannosaurus Rex evolves.






33. First ichthyosaurs.






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






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






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






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






38. First bees.






39. First dinosaurs and teleosti evolve.






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






41. First monotremes.






42. End of Jurassic and beginning of Cretaceous Period.






43. First crocodilians and flies.






44. First stegosaurs.






45. Cynodonts and rhynchosaurs diversify.






46. Tyrannosaurus Rex evolves.






47. First stingrays.






48. First ceratopsians.






49. First hesperornithes.






50. First stegosaurs.