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Mesozoic History Timeline

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1. Tyrannosaurus Rex evolves.






2. Spinosaurus evolves.






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






4. Tyrannosaurus Rex evolves.






5. First hesperornithes.






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






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






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






9. First monotremes.






10. 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






11. First ichthyosaurs.






12. First ceratopsians.






13. Australia splits from Antarctica.First ants.






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






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






16. Cretaceous






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






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






19. Multituberculates diversify.






20. First stingrays.






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






22. First bees.






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






24. 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






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






26. First dinosaurs and teleosti evolve.






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






28. First ichthyosaurs.






29. First stegosaurs.






30. First stingrays.






31. First monotremes.






32. Cynodonts and rhynchosaurs diversify.






33. Australia splits from Antarctica.First ants.






34. Cretaceous






35. Cynodonts and rhynchosaurs diversify.






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






37. First crocodilians and flies.






38. First hesperornithes.






39. First dinosaurs and teleosti evolve.






40. First stegosaurs.






41. First bees.






42. Multituberculates diversify.






43. End of Jurassic and beginning of Cretaceous Period.






44. First crocodilians and flies.






45. First ceratopsians.






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






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






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






49. Spinosaurus evolves.






50. End of Jurassic and beginning of Cretaceous Period.