1. RISEPLET The Mesozoic Era was also known as the "Age of _____".
The Mesozoic lasted from 245 to 65 _______ years ago.
3. SSTRIIAC This, the earliest period of the Mesozoic was when dinosaurs and mammals evolved, It lasted from 245 - 208 million years ago.
4. SSAURIJC The middle period of the Mesozoic is when birds evolved and the giant sauropods lived. It lasted from 209 - 146 million years ago.
5. TACCOUREES This last period of the Mesozoic is when flowering plants evolved and T. rex lived. It lasted from 146 - 65 million years ago.
6. GAPANEA The Earth's continents merged into one giant supercontinent during the Mesozoic. Its name means "All Earth."
The Earth's climate was _______ during the Mesozoic than it is now.
Due to this difference in the Earth's climate, there was no ice at the _____ .
9. ONTCINTSNE Midway through the Mesozoic, the supercontinent Pangaea began to split up into two _______, Laurasia and Gondwanaland.
10. EINCXTT The Mesozoic ended with a bang. The dinosaurs and many other groups of animals went _______ at its end, 65 million years ago.