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The 40 pages that link to Mesozoic, each with the reason it gives.

• CretaceousNarrower topic: The Cretaceous is the Mesozoic's final period.

• TriassicNarrower topic: The Triassic begins this era of reptiles, dinosaurs, and major continental change.

• GymnospermRelated: Gymnosperms dominated many terrestrial ecosystems before flowering plants diversified.

• PaleozoicRelated: The Mesozoic began after the extinction that closed the Paleozoic.

• Late CretaceousNarrower topic: The Late Cretaceous occupies the Mesozoic’s final interval.

• JurassicNarrower topic: The Jurassic occupies the middle of this era.

• PaleoceneCompared with: The Paleocene belongs to the succeeding Cenozoic Era, not the Mesozoic.

• ColeopteraRelated: Beetle fossils document diversification through this era of changing ecosystems.

• Early CretaceousNarrower topic: The Early Cretaceous is part of this era.

• AmmoniteNarrower topic: Ammonites diversified widely through this era before their extinction at its end.

• SauropodaNarrower topic: Sauropods were major terrestrial herbivores throughout much of this dinosaur-dominated era.

• LaurasiaNarrower topic: Laurasia formed and began fragmenting during this era.

• CrocodylomorphaNarrower topic: Most of Crocodylomorpha's major evolutionary history unfolded during this era.

• Mesozoic Marine RevolutionNarrower topic: The revolution unfolded across this era, rather than in a single event.

• VelociraptorNarrower topic: Velociraptor belongs to the era when non-avian dinosaurs flourished.

• SaurischiaRelated: Saurischians diversified across the era that shaped much of dinosaur evolution.

• Andean orogenyNarrower topic: Subduction-related magmatism and early phases of Andean development predate the Cenozoic mountains.

• ReptiliaNarrower topic: Reptiles diversified across land, sea, and air during this era.

• Sierra Nevada batholithNarrower topic: The batholith’s main period of formation falls within this era.

• MammaliaformesNarrower topic: Most known early mammaliaform diversification occurred during this era.

• Paris BasinRelated: Older strata beneath the basin’s Cenozoic deposits include rocks from this era.

• BeetleNarrower topic: Beetle lineages diversified through this era alongside changing terrestrial ecosystems.

• Northeast China PlainNarrower topic: Mesozoic tectonic and volcanic activity helped shape the region’s underlying geology.

• EndothermRelated: Fossils from this era inform debates about when high metabolic activity evolved.

• AmmonoideaNarrower topic: Ammonoids became abundant and diverse in Mesozoic seas.

• CycadRelated: Cycad relatives were diverse during this era, inspiring the phrase “age of cycads.”

• Great Artesian BasinNarrower topic: Many of the basin’s water-bearing sedimentary formations were deposited during this era.

• PanthalassaNarrower topic: Pangaea's breakup during this era began the ocean-basin changes that ended Panthalassa.

• BennettitalesNarrower topic: Their principal diversification and spread occurred during this era.

• ChoristoderaNarrower topic: Choristoderes first appear in the Mesozoic fossil record.

• EutriconodontaNarrower topic: Most known eutriconodonts lived during this era.

• Evolution of reptilesNarrower topic: Reptiles diversified extensively during this era, including dinosaurs and marine forms.

• Ciudad EncantadaNarrower topic: The limestone rocks of the area formed during the region’s Mesozoic history.

• El Torcal de AntequeraNarrower topic: The limestone strata at El Torcal formed during this broad interval of Earth history.

• HybodontiformesNarrower topic: Hybodontiforms persisted through much of this era before disappearing near its end.

• PleurosauridaeNarrower topic: Pleurosauridae lived during the middle and later parts of this era.

• SnakeflyNarrower topic: Snakeflies have a substantial fossil record extending into this era.

• TeleosauridaeNarrower topic: Teleosaurids lived during this era of major reptile diversification.

• TempskyaNarrower topic: The genus lived during the final period of this era.

• ThylacocephalaRelated: Many well-known thylacocephalan fossils come from Mesozoic deposits.