Mesozoic Era

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eon subdivision geological era

The Mesozoic Era was a major geological era, often called the "Age of Reptiles," during which dinosaurs dominated the land and the supercontinent Pangaea broke apart into modern continents.

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Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	eon subdivision → geological era →
biologicalInnovation	diversification of reptiles → early diversification of mammals → evolution of true birds from theropod dinosaurs → origin of flowering plants →
characterizedBy	breakup of supercontinent Pangaea → dominance of dinosaurs on land → high sea levels for much of the era → warm global climate →
climate	generally greenhouse conditions → little to no polar ice for much of the era →
duration	about 186 million years →
endedByEvent	Cretaceous–Paleogene mass extinction →
endTime	about 66 million years ago →
followedBy	Cenozoic Era →
follows	Paleozoic Era →
hasPart	Cretaceous Period → Jurassic Period → Triassic Period →
majorLifeForm	ammonites → early angiosperms → early birds → early mammals → gymnosperms → marine reptiles → non-avian dinosaurs → pterosaurs →
massExtinctionCount	two major mass extinctions at its boundaries →
nicknamed	Age of Dinosaurs → Age of Reptiles →
notableEvent	appearance of the first flowering plants → extinction of non-avian dinosaurs at its end → rise and radiation of dinosaurs →
oceanLife	abundant ammonites and belemnites → diverse marine reptiles such as ichthyosaurs and plesiosaurs →
paleogeography	continents initially united as Pangaea → further fragmentation into modern continents → progressive separation into Laurasia and Gondwana →
partOf	Phanerozoic Eon →
precededByEvent	Permian–Triassic mass extinction →
startTime	about 252 million years ago →
stratigraphicUnit	middle era of the Phanerozoic Eon →
tectonicProcess	formation of modern continental configurations → opening of the Atlantic Ocean → rifting of Pangaea →
timeScalePosition	between 252 and 66 million years ago →

Referenced by (34)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Eastern Cordillera ("Mesozoic") → Kolyma Mountains ("Mesozoic") → Ligurian Alps ("Mesozoic") → Mount Pentelicus ("Mesozoic") → Paris Basin ("Mesozoic") →	geologicalEra
Cretaceous → Jurassic → Jurassic Period → Triassic →	partOf
Pentelic marble ("Mesozoic") → Southern Limestone Alps ("Mesozoic") → Yan Mountains ("Mesozoic") →	geologicalAge
Mount Taygetus ("Mesozoic") → Verkhoyansk Range ("Mesozoic") →	geologicalPeriod
Mesozoic Era ("Age of Reptiles") → Mesozoic Era ("Age of Dinosaurs") →	nicknamed
Phanerozoic Eon →	contains
Evolving Planet ("Mesozoic") →	coversTimePeriod
Pinales ("MesozoicEra") →	diversifiedIn
Maastrichtian →	era
Permian Period →	followedByEvent
Cenozoic ("Mesozoic") →	follows
Amerasian Basin ("Mesozoic era") →	formedDuring
Araucaria ("Mesozoic era") →	fossilRecord
International Chronostratigraphic Chart →	includes
Permian–Triassic mass extinction ("Mesozoic era") →	marksBoundaryBetween
Cretaceous–Paleogene boundary →	marksEndOf
Phanerozoic Eon →	middleEra
Cenozoic →	precededBy
Paleozoic Era →	precedes
Jessica Whiteside →	studiesPeriod
Late Jurassic →	subdivisionOf
Farallon Plate ("Mesozoic era") →	timeActive
Acipenseriformes ("Mesozoic era") →	timeOfOrigin