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Paleontology Trivia - Statistics
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- This quiz has been taken 110 times
- The average score is 7 of 11
Answer Stats
| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| The era that non-avian dinosaurs lived in | Mesozoic | 92%
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| Despite frequent speculation, this enormous shark is not an example of the above | Megalodon | 78%
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| Some people theorize that the Loch Ness Monster is a surviving member of this clade | Plesiosauria | 73%
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| The literal translation of "dinosaur" | Terrible lizard | 71%
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| The name for the conflict between Marsh and Cope | Bone Wars | 66%
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| This prehistoric whale was initially believed to be a reptile, hence its name | Basilosaurus | 65%
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| The colloquial term for the Permian-Triassic extinction | The Great Dying | 64%
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| The man who coined the term "dinosaur" | Richard Owen | 62%
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| A genus of fish previously believed to be extinct, an example of the above | Coelacanth | 60%
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| The term for a taxon that disappears and reappears in the fossil record | Lazarus taxon | 30%
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| The taxonomic term for organisms that don't fit other classifications | Wastebasket taxon | 9%
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