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The Mesozoic era, often referred to as the “age of the reptiles” or the “age of the dinosaurs” (even though dinosaurs did not evolve until well into the Mesozoic), lasted from approximately 250 to 65 million years ago. It is divided into three periods: the Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous.