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