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