Statistics for Paleontology Trivia

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
The era that non-avian dinosaurs lived in	Mesozoic	83%
Despite frequent speculation, this enormous shark is not an example of the above	Megalodon	80%
Some people theorize that the Loch Ness Monster is a surviving member of this clade	Plesiosauria	73%
The literal translation of "dinosaur"	Terrible lizard	73%
The colloquial term for the Permian-Triassic extinction	The Great Dying	63%
This prehistoric whale was initially believed to be a reptile, hence its name	Basilosaurus	60%
The name for the conflict between Marsh and Cope	Bone Wars	60%
The man who coined the term "dinosaur"	Richard Owen	60%
A genus of fish previously believed to be extinct, an example of the above	Coelacanth	57%
The term for a taxon that disappears and reappears in the fossil record	Lazarus taxon	37%
The taxonomic term for organisms that don't fit other classifications	Wastebasket taxon	10%