EVERYDAY SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -Mesozoic (252-66 million years ago) means ‘middle life’ and this is the time of the dinosaurs. This era includes the Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous Periods, names that may be familiar to you.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Mesozoic era is known as “the golden age of the reptiles” as it was marked with the emergence and evolution of a variety of reptilian species. Dinosaurs (giant reptiles) were dominant on the earth in this era.

Detailed explanation-3: -Its name is derived from the Greek term for “middle life.” The Mesozoic Era began 252.2 million years ago, following the conclusion of the Paleozoic Era, and ended 66 million years ago, at the dawn of the Cenozoic Era.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Mesozoic Era (251.9 to 66.0 million years ago) was the “Age of Reptiles.” During the Mesozoic, Pangaea began separating into the modern continents, and the modern Rocky Mountains rose. Dinosaurs, crocodiles, and pterosaurs ruled the land and air.