So You Want To Be a Palaeontologist? This is a quiz made by Cogs to determine knowledge on Palaeontology. Cheers. Cogs1921 published on July 15, 20182 responses 0 « Previous Next » Questions in vertical order 1/25 Which of the following is no longer a dinosaur? Saurophaganax Troodon Apatosaurus Abelisaurus 2/25 The sauropod ‘Ampelosaurus’ lived in which country during the Cretaceous? USA England Germany France 3/25 What were the last two stages of the Cretaceous period? Campanian, Tithonian. Ordovician, Campanian. Campanian, Maastrichtian. Tithonian, Maastrichtian. 4/25 The term “dinosaur” means what? Terrible reptile. Terrible lizard. Ancient lizard. 5/25 Which of these palaeontologists is still alive today? Henry F. Osborn Edwars D. Cope Philip J. Currie 6/25 Which of the following is NOT a form of palaeontology? Palaeobotany Palaeoecology Archaeology Palaeobiology 7/25 What was one of the biggest fossil rushes in history? The Fossil Wars The Dinosaur Rush The Bone Wars The North African expeditions led by Paul Sereno 8/25 Where do almost all fossils come from? Deserts. Caves. Oceans. Space. 9/25 The animal known as Globidens is a member of what family? Tyrannosaurs. Stegosaurs. Mosasaurs. 10/25 Which of these dinosaurs is NOT from the Jurassic period? Apatosaurus Saurophaganax Iguanodon Megalosaurus Carnotaurus 11/25 Which of the following is NOT a dinosaur? Laellynasaura Rugops Dsungaripterus Archaeopteryx 12/25 The perissodactyla is a class of what animals? Elephants Dinosaurs Hyenas Rhinoceros 13/25 The incisor teeth are located where in mammals? Between the canines. After the molars. Between the canines and the molars. 14/25 When did life first evolve on Earth? 30 million years ago. 6000 years ago. 400 million years ago. 500 million years ago. 1 billion years ago. 15/25 Which of the following dinosaurs is named after a famous palaeontologist? Megalosaurus Tyrannosaurus Attenborosaurus Marshosaurus 16/25 All the dinosaurs went extinct at the end of the Cretaceous. True False 17/25 The premaxilla is located... Before the nasals. After the dentaries. After the maxilla. 18/25 Which of these periods is referred to as the ‘Golden Age’ of the dinosaurs? Triassic Jurassic Cretaceous 19/25 Epicyon is a prehistoric... Cat. Dog. Crocodile. 20/25 Which three bones make up the rear of the skull? Parietal, Dentary, Quadrate. Parietal, Quadrate, Occipital. Occipital, Squamosal, Parietal. 21/25 What was the first fossil ever studied properly? A fragment of a Tyrannosaurus skull. A Spinosaurus tooth. A fragment of a Megalosaurus jaw. A piece of bone from an Allosaurus. 22/25 Crocodiles are descended from dinosaurs. True False 23/25 The genus ‘Ursus’ is attributed to what species? spelaea rex spelaeus sastrei maximus 24/25 On a dinosaur, where are the chevrons found? Above the sacral vertebrae Beneath the cervical vertebrae Above the dorsal vertebrae Beneath the caudal vertebrae 25/25 The prehistoric elephant ‘Gomphotherium’ has... Three tusks. Four tusks. Two tusks.
