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Available in 86 languages" > <label id="p-lang-btn-label" for="p-lang-btn-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--action-progressive mw-portlet-lang-heading-86" aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-language-progressive mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-language-progressive"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">86 languages</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-af mw-list-item"><a href="https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesoso%C3%AFkum" title="Mesosoïkum – Afrikaans" lang="af" hreflang="af" data-title="Mesosoïkum" data-language-autonym="Afrikaans" data-language-local-name="Afrikaans" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Afrikaans</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-als mw-list-item"><a href="https://als.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesozoikum" title="Mesozoikum – Alemannic" lang="gsw" hreflang="gsw" data-title="Mesozoikum" data-language-autonym="Alemannisch" data-language-local-name="Alemannic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Alemannisch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ar mw-list-item"><a href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AD%D9%82%D8%A8%D8%A9_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%A9_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%88%D8%B3%D8%B7%D9%89" title="حقبة الحياة الوسطى – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="حقبة الحياة الوسطى" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-an mw-list-item"><a href="https://an.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesozoico" title="Mesozoico – Aragonese" lang="an" hreflang="an" data-title="Mesozoico" data-language-autonym="Aragonés" data-language-local-name="Aragonese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Aragonés</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ast mw-list-item"><a href="https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesozoicu" title="Mesozoicu – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="Mesozoicu" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Asturianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mezozoy" title="Mezozoy – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Mezozoy" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiong-seng-t%C4%81i" title="Tiong-seng-tāi – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="Tiong-seng-tāi" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ba mw-list-item"><a href="https://ba.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B5%D0%B7%D0%BE%D0%B7%D0%BE%D0%B9" title="Мезозой – Bashkir" lang="ba" hreflang="ba" data-title="Мезозой" data-language-autonym="Башҡортса" data-language-local-name="Bashkir" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Башҡортса</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B5%D0%B7%D0%B0%D0%B7%D0%BE%D0%B9" title="Мезазой – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Мезазой" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be-x-old mw-list-item"><a href="https://be-tarask.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D1%8D%D0%B7%D0%B0%D0%B7%D0%BE%D0%B9" title="Мэзазой – Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" lang="be-tarask" hreflang="be-tarask" data-title="Мэзазой" data-language-autonym="Беларуская (тарашкевіца)" data-language-local-name="Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская (тарашкевіца)</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B5%D0%B7%D0%BE%D0%B7%D0%BE%D0%B9" title="Мезозой – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Мезозой" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bs mw-list-item"><a href="https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mezozoik" title="Mezozoik – Bosnian" lang="bs" hreflang="bs" data-title="Mezozoik" data-language-autonym="Bosanski" data-language-local-name="Bosnian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bosanski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-br mw-list-item"><a href="https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mezozoeg" title="Mezozoeg – Breton" lang="br" hreflang="br" data-title="Mezozoeg" data-language-autonym="Brezhoneg" data-language-local-name="Breton" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Brezhoneg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesozoic" title="Mesozoic – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Mesozoic" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cv mw-list-item"><a href="https://cv.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B5%D0%B7%D0%BE%D0%B7%D0%BE%D0%B9" title="Мезозой – Chuvash" lang="cv" hreflang="cv" data-title="Мезозой" data-language-autonym="Чӑвашла" data-language-local-name="Chuvash" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Чӑвашла</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mezozoikum" title="Mezozoikum – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Mezozoikum" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesos%C3%B6ig" title="Mesosöig – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Mesosöig" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesozoikum" title="Mesozoikum – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Mesozoikum" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesozoikum" title="Mesozoikum – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Mesozoikum" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesosoikum" title="Mesosoikum – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Mesosoikum" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%9C%CE%B5%CF%83%CE%BF%CE%B6%CF%89%CE%B9%CE%BA%CF%8C%CF%82_%CE%B1%CE%B9%CF%8E%CE%BD%CE%B1%CF%82" title="Μεσοζωικός αιώνας – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Μεσοζωικός αιώνας" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-en mw-list-item"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesozoic" title="Mesozoic – English" lang="en" hreflang="en" data-title="Mesozoic" data-language-autonym="English" data-language-local-name="English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Era_mesozoica" title="Era mesozoica – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Era mesozoica" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mezozoiko" title="Mezozoiko – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Mezozoiko" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesozoiko" title="Mesozoiko – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Mesozoiko" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%DB%8C%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%87%E2%80%8C%D8%B2%DB%8C%D8%B3%D8%AA%DB%8C" title="میانه‌زیستی – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="میانه‌زیستی" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%A9sozo%C3%AFque" title="Mésozoïque – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Mésozoïque" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ga mw-list-item"><a href="https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_R%C3%A9_Mh%C3%A9iseas%C3%B3ch" title="An Ré Mhéiseasóch – Irish" lang="ga" hreflang="ga" data-title="An Ré Mhéiseasóch" data-language-autonym="Gaeilge" data-language-local-name="Irish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gaeilge</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesozoico" title="Mesozoico – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Mesozoico" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%A4%91%EC%83%9D%EB%8C%80" title="중생대 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="중생대" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%84%D5%A5%D5%A6%D5%B8%D5%A6%D5%B8%D5%B5%D5%A1%D5%B6_%D5%A4%D5%A1%D6%80%D5%A1%D5%B7%D6%80%D5%BB%D5%A1%D5%B6" title="Մեզոզոյան դարաշրջան – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Մեզոզոյան դարաշրջան" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%A7%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%9C%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%B5%E0%A5%80_%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AA" title="मध्यजीवी महाकल्प – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="मध्यजीवी महाकल्प" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mezozoik" title="Mezozoik – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Mezozoik" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesozoikum" title="Mesozoikum – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Mesozoikum" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mi%C3%B0l%C3%ADfs%C3%B6ld" title="Miðlífsöld – Icelandic" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="Miðlífsöld" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="Icelandic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Íslenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesozoico" title="Mesozoico – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Mesozoico" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%9E%D7%96%D7%95%D7%96%D7%95%D7%90%D7%99%D7%A7%D7%95%D7%9F" title="מזוזואיקון – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="מזוזואיקון" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-jv mw-list-item"><a href="https://jv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesozoikum" title="Mesozoikum – Javanese" lang="jv" hreflang="jv" data-title="Mesozoikum" data-language-autonym="Jawa" data-language-local-name="Javanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Jawa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%9B%E1%83%94%E1%83%96%E1%83%9D%E1%83%96%E1%83%9D%E1%83%A3%E1%83%A0%E1%83%98_%E1%83%AF%E1%83%92%E1%83%A3%E1%83%A4%E1%83%98" title="მეზოზოური ჯგუფი – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="მეზოზოური ჯგუფი" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kk mw-list-item"><a href="https://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B5%D0%B7%D0%BE%D0%B7%D0%BE%D0%B9" title="Мезозой – Kazakh" lang="kk" hreflang="kk" data-title="Мезозой" data-language-autonym="Қазақша" data-language-local-name="Kazakh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Қазақша</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-avk mw-list-item"><a href="https://avk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidistiugal" title="Sidistiugal – Kotava" lang="avk" hreflang="avk" data-title="Sidistiugal" data-language-autonym="Kotava" data-language-local-name="Kotava" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kotava</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ht mw-list-item"><a href="https://ht.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%88_Mezozoyik" title="È Mezozoyik – Haitian Creole" lang="ht" hreflang="ht" data-title="È Mezozoyik" data-language-autonym="Kreyòl ayisyen" data-language-local-name="Haitian Creole" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kreyòl ayisyen</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ky mw-list-item"><a href="https://ky.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B5%D0%B7%D0%BE%C2%AD%D0%B7%D0%BE%D0%B9_%D0%B7%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%8B" title="Мезозой заманы – Kyrgyz" lang="ky" hreflang="ky" data-title="Мезозой заманы" data-language-autonym="Кыргызча" data-language-local-name="Kyrgyz" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Кыргызча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-la mw-list-item"><a href="https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesozoicum" title="Mesozoicum – Latin" lang="la" hreflang="la" data-title="Mesozoicum" data-language-autonym="Latina" data-language-local-name="Latin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mezozojs" title="Mezozojs – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Mezozojs" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lb mw-list-item"><a href="https://lb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%84erdm%C3%ABttelalter" title="Äerdmëttelalter – Luxembourgish" lang="lb" hreflang="lb" data-title="Äerdmëttelalter" data-language-autonym="Lëtzebuergesch" data-language-local-name="Luxembourgish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lëtzebuergesch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mezozojus" title="Mezozojus – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Mezozojus" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mezozoikum" title="Mezozoikum – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Mezozoikum" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B5%D0%B7%D0%BE%D0%B7%D0%BE%D0%B8%D0%BA" title="Мезозоик – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Мезозоик" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesozoik" title="Mesozoik – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Mesozoik" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mn mw-list-item"><a href="https://mn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B5%D0%B7%D0%BE%D0%B7%D0%BE%D0%B9_%D1%8D%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%BD" title="Мезозой эрин – Mongolian" lang="mn" hreflang="mn" data-title="Мезозой эрин" data-language-autonym="Монгол" data-language-local-name="Mongolian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Монгол</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-my mw-list-item"><a href="https://my.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%80%9E%E1%80%80%E1%80%BA%E1%80%9C%E1%80%9A%E1%80%BA%E1%80%80%E1%80%95%E1%80%BA" title="သက်လယ်ကပ် – Burmese" lang="my" hreflang="my" data-title="သက်လယ်ကပ်" data-language-autonym="မြန်မာဘာသာ" data-language-local-name="Burmese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>မြန်မာဘာသာ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesozo%C3%AFcum" title="Mesozoïcum – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Mesozoïcum" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ne mw-list-item"><a href="https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%9C%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%87%E0%A4%95_%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AA" title="मेसोजोइक महाकल्प – Nepali" lang="ne" hreflang="ne" data-title="मेसोजोइक महाकल्प" data-language-autonym="नेपाली" data-language-local-name="Nepali" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>नेपाली</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%B8%AD%E7%94%9F%E4%BB%A3" title="中生代 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="中生代" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" 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title="وچکارلا ویلا (جیالوجی) – Western Punjabi" lang="pnb" hreflang="pnb" data-title="وچکارلا ویلا (جیالوجی)" data-language-autonym="پنجابی" data-language-local-name="Western Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پنجابی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ps mw-list-item"><a href="https://ps.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%DB%8C%D8%B2%D9%88%D8%B2%D9%88%D8%A6%DB%8C%DA%A9" title="میزوزوئیک – Pashto" lang="ps" hreflang="ps" data-title="میزوزوئیک" data-language-autonym="پښتو" data-language-local-name="Pashto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پښتو</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pcd mw-list-item"><a href="https://pcd.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%A9sozo%C3%AFke" title="Mésozoïke – Picard" lang="pcd" hreflang="pcd" data-title="Mésozoïke" data-language-autonym="Picard" data-language-local-name="Picard" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Picard</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pms mw-list-item"><a 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href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesozoico" title="Mesozoico – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Mesozoico" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mezozoic" title="Mezozoic – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Mezozoic" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-qu mw-list-item"><a href="https://qu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chawpikawsaq_Pacha" title="Chawpikawsaq Pacha – Quechua" lang="qu" hreflang="qu" data-title="Chawpikawsaq Pacha" data-language-autonym="Runa Simi" data-language-local-name="Quechua" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Runa Simi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B5%D0%B7%D0%BE%D0%B7%D0%BE%D0%B9" title="Мезозой – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Мезозой" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sk mw-list-item"><a href="https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mezozoikum" title="Mezozoikum – Slovak" lang="sk" hreflang="sk" data-title="Mezozoikum" data-language-autonym="Slovenčina" data-language-local-name="Slovak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenčina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sl mw-list-item"><a href="https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mezozoik" title="Mezozoik – Slovenian" lang="sl" hreflang="sl" data-title="Mezozoik" data-language-autonym="Slovenščina" data-language-local-name="Slovenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenščina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a 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It lasted about 186 million years, starting 252.2 mya (million years ago) with the <a href="/wiki/Permian%E2%80%93Triassic_extinction_event" title="Permian–Triassic extinction event">P/Tr extinction</a> and ending 65 mya with the <a href="/wiki/K/T_extinction_event" title="K/T extinction event">K/T extinction</a> (the one that killed all dinosaurs except birds).<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Dinosaurs appeared around 231 mya (21 million years after the beginning of the Mesozoic). They <a href="/wiki/Evolved" class="mw-redirect" title="Evolved">evolved</a> from the reptiles called <a href="/wiki/Archosaur" title="Archosaur">archosaurs</a>. Modern birds and <a href="/wiki/Crocodile" title="Crocodile">crocodiles</a> are part of that group. </p><p>Although <a href="/wiki/Mammal" title="Mammal">mammals</a> originated in the <a href="/wiki/Upper_Triassic" title="Upper Triassic">Upper Triassic</a>, they did not live like dinosaurs. Mammals spent most of the long Jurassic and Cretaceous periods as small <a href="/wiki/Nocturnal_animals" title="Nocturnal animals">nocturnal animals</a> living mainly in forests. Most lost their <a href="/wiki/Color_vision" class="mw-redirect" title="Color vision">color vision</a>. Mammals today have some color vision. Most have red-green color blindness, with only two types of <a href="/wiki/Cone_cell" title="Cone cell">cone cells</a>. Some <a href="/wiki/Primate" title="Primate">primates</a> evolved a third type of cone cell, which gives them <a href="/wiki/Trichromacy" title="Trichromacy">trichromacy</a>. Color is needed in forests to spot ripe fruit. </p><p>The Mesozoic is the middle of the three eras that make up the <a href="/wiki/Phanerozoic" title="Phanerozoic">Phanerozoic eon</a>. Before the Mesozoic was the <a href="/wiki/Palaeozoic" title="Palaeozoic">Palaeozoic</a> era. The K/T extinction in 65 mya also marks the beginning of the <a href="/wiki/Cenozoic" class="mw-redirect" title="Cenozoic">Cenozoic era</a>, the one we live in. </p><p>The three Mesozoic periods were: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Triassic" title="Triassic">Triassic</a> (252–201 mya) <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lower_Triassic" title="Lower Triassic">Lower Triassic</a> (252–247 mya)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Middle_Triassic" title="Middle Triassic">Middle Triassic</a> (247–237 mya)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Upper_Triassic" title="Upper Triassic">Upper Triassic</a> (237–201 mya)</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jurassic" title="Jurassic">Jurassic</a> (201–145 mya) <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lower_Jurassic" title="Lower Jurassic">Lower Jurassic</a> (201–176 mya)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Middle_Jurassic" title="Middle Jurassic">Middle Jurassic</a> (176–161 mya)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Upper_Jurassic" title="Upper Jurassic">Upper Jurassic</a> (161–145 mya)</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cretaceous" title="Cretaceous">Cretaceous</a> (145–66 mya) <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lower_Cretaceous" title="Lower Cretaceous">Lower Cretaceous</a> (145–100 mya)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Upper_Cretaceous" title="Upper Cretaceous">Upper Cretaceous</a> (100–65 mya)</li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Ecology">Ecology</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mesozoic&veaction=edit&section=1" title="Change section: Ecology" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mesozoic&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section's source code: Ecology"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The ecology of this world was quite different to that of the <a href="/wiki/Pleistocene" title="Pleistocene">Pleistocene</a>, the relatively cold era in which humans evolved and live. </p><p>The Mesozoic was a much warmer world, with a higher temperature, and a higher <a href="/wiki/Sea_level" title="Sea level">sea level</a>. There was little or no ice at the <a href="/wiki/Geographical_pole" title="Geographical pole">poles</a> and the continents had large areas covered with shallow <a href="/wiki/Inland_sea" title="Inland sea">continental seas</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Moreover, the continents were quite near each other, or actually touching. Many land animals could walk or swim to other continents. The Mesozoic started with all the continents together in <a href="/wiki/Pangaea" title="Pangaea">Pangaea</a>. They began to split apart in early Middle Jurassic times and stayed pretty close for the rest of the Mesozoic. </p><p>Textbooks have always described how the Mesozoic was the age of the dinosaurs,<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and now we know birds descended from land dinosaurs. It was the age, too, of extraordinary marine reptiles. Mammals were mainly small nocturnal animals which scurried around in the night-times of the great forests. We know from their loss of <a href="/wiki/Color_vision" class="mw-redirect" title="Color vision">color vision</a> (which is <a href="/wiki/Trichromatic" class="mw-redirect" title="Trichromatic">trichromatic</a> in fish and reptiles) that mammals lived a <a href="/wiki/Nocturnal_animals" title="Nocturnal animals">nocturnal</a> life. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Plants">Plants</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mesozoic&veaction=edit&section=2" title="Change section: Plants" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mesozoic&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section's source code: Plants"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>For most of the Mesozoic, the plants were different from those of today. Only in the <a href="/wiki/Upper_Cretaceous" title="Upper Cretaceous">Upper Cretaceous</a> do we find <a href="/wiki/Flowering_plant" title="Flowering plant">flowering plants</a> of the modern kind. Before then <a href="/wiki/Fern" title="Fern">ferns</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cycad" title="Cycad">cycads</a> and <a href="/wiki/Conifer" title="Conifer">conifers</a> covered the land. 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James G. Ogg, Alan G. Smith (eds) 2005. <i>A geologic time scale 2004</i>. Cambridge University Press. <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r9724332">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-521-78673-8" title="Special:BookSources/0-521-78673-8">0-521-78673-8</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-2">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text">Van Andel, Tjeerd H. 2nd ed 1994. <i>New views on an old planet</i>. Cambridge University Press. <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0521447550" class="internal mw-magiclink-isbn">ISBN 0-521-44755-0</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-3">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text">Benton, Michael J. 2015. <i>Vertebrate palaeontology</i>, 4th ed. Wiley Blackwell 10.3 Mesozoic world, p204. <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781118406847" class="internal mw-magiclink-isbn">ISBN 978-1-118-40684-7</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-4">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text">Husby, Chad E.; Walkowiak, Radosław J. (2012). Zawada, Beth (ed.). "An Introduction to the Genus Equisetum (Horsetail) and the Class Equisetopsida (Sphenopsida) as a whole" (PDF). IEA Paper. 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0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:20.5em"><a href="/wiki/Permian" title="Permian">Permian <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r6670383"><span class="nobold">(251.902–298.9 mya)</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lopingian&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Lopingian (not yet started)">Lopingian (251.902–259.8 mya)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Guadalupian&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Guadalupian (not yet started)">Guadalupian (259.8–272.3 mya)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cisuralian" title="Cisuralian">Cisuralian (272.3–298.9 mya)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:20.5em"><a href="/wiki/Carboniferous" title="Carboniferous">Carboniferous <link 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href="/w/index.php?title=Middle_Devonian&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Middle Devonian (not yet started)">Middle (382.7–393.3 mya)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Early_Devonian" class="mw-redirect" title="Early Devonian">Early (393.3–419.2 mya)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:20.5em"><a href="/wiki/Silurian" title="Silurian">Silurian <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r6670383"><span class="nobold">(419.2–443.8 Mya)</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pridoli_epoch&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Pridoli epoch (not yet started)">Pridoli (419.2–423.0 mya)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ludlow_epoch&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ludlow epoch (not yet started)">Ludlow (423.0–427.4 mya)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wenlock_(Silurian)" class="mw-redirect" title="Wenlock (Silurian)">Wenlock (427.4–433.4 mya)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Llandovery_epoch&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Llandovery epoch (not yet started)">Llandovery (433.4–443.8 mya)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:20.5em"><a href="/wiki/Ordovician" title="Ordovician">Ordovician <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r6670383"><span class="nobold">(443.8–485.4 mya)</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Late_Ordovician&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Late Ordovician (not yet started)">Late (443.8–458.4 mya)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Middle_Ordovician&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Middle Ordovician (not yet started)">Middle (458.4–470.0 mya)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Early_Ordovician&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Early Ordovician (not yet started)">Early (470.0–485.4 mya)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:20.5em"><a href="/wiki/Cambrian" title="Cambrian">Cambrian <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r6670383"><span class="nobold">(485.4–541.0 mya)</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Furongian&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Furongian (not yet started)">Furongian (485.4–497 mya)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Miaolingian&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Miaolingian (not yet started)">Miaolingian (497–509 mya)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cambrian_Series_2&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Cambrian Series 2 (not yet started)">Series 2 (509–521 mya)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Terreneuvian&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Terreneuvian (not yet started)">Terreneuvian (521–541.0 mya)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Proterozoic" title="Proterozoic">Proterozoic eon<br /><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r6670383"><span class="nobold">(541.0 mya–2.5 Gya)</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:20.5em"><a href="/wiki/Neoproterozoic" title="Neoproterozoic">Neoproterozoic era <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r6670383"><span class="nobold">(541.0 mya–1 Gya)</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list 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