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1.
Which was the first dinosaur discovered and recognized by science?
The Megalosaurus was described by William Buckland in 1824
2.
The T-rex had two digits and a partially opposable thumb on each arm
Just two digits. In 1989, a full T-Rex fossil was finally discovered to confirm the amount of digits
3.
The name of this dinosaur translates to "roof lizard"
4.
Ankylosaurus was largely omnivorous
Ankylosaurus was herbivorous
5.
Brachiosaurus is considered a sauropod
Sauropods had very long necks, long tails, small heads (relative to the rest of their body), and four thick, pillar-like legs
6.
Dinosaur fossils have been found on every continent
Yes, even Antarctica
7.
The blue whale is larger than any dinosaur
The blue whale measures in at 108 feet (33 m) long and weighs an average of 100 tonnes (220,000 lb) in the Northern Hemisphere
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This dinosaur was the fastest at 43.5 MPH (70 km/h)
Which is coincidentally the same speed as an ostrich!
9.
The earliest humans were around at the end of the dinosaur age
There was at least 60 Million years between the dawn of man and the mass extinction of the dinosaurs
10.
T-rex lived during the Late Jurassic Period
T-rex lived during the Late Cretaceous Period
11.
What did Roy Chapman Andrews discover in Mongolia's Gobi Desert in 1923?
The first dinosaur nest
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A perfectly preserved Brontosaurus footprint
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12.
Jurassic Park accurately depicted the size of the Velociraptor
Velociraptor was roughly the size of a turkey!
13.
The Cretaceous Period was the third and final period of the Mesozoic Era and had the most species of dinosaurs.
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The first scholarly description of a dinosaur bone dates back to 17th century England
It was correctly identified as a femur but was assumed to belong to a giant or a Titan
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Members of the clade "Ceratosauria" include Tricertotops
Ceratosaurs were carnivorous.