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Era

Mesozoic

mez-uh-ZOH-ik
Also Known As Age of the Dinosaurs
Phanerozoic

The middle era of the Phanerozoic, popularly the age of the dinosaurs, holding the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods among others, and ending in the impact that closed both. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Rank
Era 1
Start (Million Years Ago)
251.9 1
End (Million Years Ago)
66 1
Key Event
The age of the dinosaurs, ended by the Chicxulub impact and the Cretaceous-Paleogene extinction. 1
Connections

Anticipated By

Paleozoic, Eras

Has Geologic Rank

Geologic Era, Concepts

In Discipline

Geochronology, Disciplines
Source Geologic Time Scale (Wikipedia)

Precursor To

Cenozoic, Eras
Sources
1. Geologic Time Scale (Wikipedia)
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Mesozoic (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationIntroduction
Quote, Introduction
The Mesozoic is commonly known as the Age of the Dinosaurs
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