Paleontologist


Dinosaurs became extinct how many years ago?
65 million

Petrified wood is the state fossil of which state?
Arizona

The first dinosaur skeleton to be mounted was of what dinosaur?
Hadrosaurus

The first dinosaur to be discovered was what?
Megalosaurus

The meteor that most scientists believe killed dinosaurs struck in what country?
Mexico

The nigersaurus had how many teeth?
500

What dinosaur had the smallest brain compared to its body size?
Stegosaurus

What dinosaur was characterized by an exceedingly long neck?
Brachiosaurus

What does “stegosaurus” mean?
Covered lizard

What does “velociraptor” mean?
Fast thief

What is the more common name for the Smilodin fatalis?
Sabre-toothed tiger

What is the state fossil of Alabama?
Basilosaurus whale

What is the state fossil of Alaska?
Woolly mammoth

What is the state fossil of Colorado?
Stegosaurus

What is the state fossil of Illinois?
Tully monster

What modern-day animals are believed to be descendants of dinosaurs?
Birds

Which of these is an area in California which has provided a bevy of fossils?
La Brea Tar Pits

Which of these was a toothless dinosaur?
Oviraptor

Who discovered the first triceratops fossils?
Othniel Marsh