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