Paleontology General Trivia #2

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Name the 3 species of the genus Smilodon, in alphabetical order

Name the dinosaur whose name means “different lizard”.

What formation in North America holds many jurassic fossils, including the above?

During what period did Parailurus live?

This basal ceratopsian holds the richest fossil record of any non-avian dinosaur?

Which amphibian was known for its boomerang-shaped head?

Who named Iguanodon?

What were the two supercontinents formed after Pangaea broke apart? (Hint: L and G)

This hadrosaur’s first remains were destroyed in World War I.

The Djadochta Formation is located in which country?

Give the species name of Argentinosaurus

Is Megarachne a giant spider?

This was the last stage of the Cretaceous.

This formation in Tanzania holds Jurassic fauna such as Kentrosaurus.

This herbivorous dinosaur is among the most common finds of the Hell Creek Formation, alongside Ankylosaurus and Tyrannosaurus.

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This pterosaur was among the largest until the discovery of Quetzalcoatlus.

What is fossilized dung called?

Which country holds the most dinosaur fossils?

This woman helped discover many prehistoric reptiles along the Jurassic Coast through collecting fossils,

Where is the Jurassic Coast located?

This small Jurassic carnivore was compared to a resting hen by the Navajo man who discovered it.

Odobenocetops and Pelagornis are among the fossils discovered in this Peruvian formation.

This was an ancestor of the modern Great White Shark, and belongs to the same genus.

Is Megalodon extinct?

What color was the Borealopelta discovered to be?

What does Carnotaurus translate to?

Majungasaurus lived on what is now which island?

This was the earliest known cat in the fossil record.

What group of dinosaurs did Deinocheirus belong to?

This marine reptile was named after the Meuse River, where it was first discovered in 1798.