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Paleontology General Trivia #3 - Statistics
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- This quiz has been taken 64 times
- The average score is 11 of 30
Answer Stats
| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
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| Did Velociraptor pierce or slash with its toe claw? | Pierce | 88%
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| Did Parasaurolophus coexist with Tyrannosaurus? | No | 84%
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| Was Gastornis a herbivore or a carnivore? | Herbivore | 78%
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| This genus was separated from Megalosaurus by its two crests. | Dilophosaurus | 75%
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| Is Liopleurodon closer related to Plesiosaurus or Mosasaurus? | Plesiosaurus | 69%
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| This thyreophora lived in the Maastrichtian in North America. It’s name means “fused lizard”. | Ankylosaurus | 53%
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| Brachiosaurus’ name means… | Arm Lizard | 47%
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| Dinosaurs are often classified by the shape of their… | Hips | 47%
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| Thylacosmilus was not a cat but a… | Marsupial | 47%
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| Between Dracorex, Pachycephalosaurus, and Stygimoloch, which is valid? | Pachycephalosaurus | 47%
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| What country holds the Kem Kem Beds? | Morocco | 44%
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| This was the largest of the raptorial sperm whales. | Livyatan | 38%
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| This giant Cenozoic herbivore of South America had large claws and neck plates for protection. | Megatherium | 38%
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| Give the meaning of Baryonyx. | Heavy Claw | 34%
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| What stage of the Jurassic did Stegosaurus live in? | Tithonian | 34%
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| We know Carnotaurus had scaly skin because of… | Skin Impressions | 31%
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| Name the man who named Megalosaurus. | William Buckland | 31%
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| Give the genus name for the Dodo. | Raphus | 28%
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| What Chinese sauropod is known for having a tail club! | Shunosaurus | 28%
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| This Campanian formation in Canada is the northernmost part of the Judith River Group. | Dinosaur Park Formation | 22%
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| This filter feeding plesiosaur was discovered in Antarctica. | Aristonectes | 19%
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| This park is Arizona holds remnants of what used to be a Triassic Forest. | Petrified Woods | 19%
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| Which mosasaur’s fossils shown paleontologists that mosasaurs had tail flukes? | Platecarpus | 16%
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| Give the name of the ceratopsian whose name means “buffalo lizard”. | Einiosaurus | 13%
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| The largest sea scorpion discovered, Jaekelopterus, lived in… | freshwater. | 13%
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| Edestus was not a shark but a… | Eugenodontid | 9%
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| The modern red panda is an example of a… | Living Fossil | 9%
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| What is the largest species of Diplocaulus, and the one who provides the most information on the animal? | magnicornus | 9%
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| These were marine predators of the Mesozoic, with the largest being Plesiosuchus. | Sea Crocodiles | 9%
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| Which museum holds the first mounted Stegosaurus skeleton? | Yale Museum | 9%
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