Statistics for History Quiz: Prehistory

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Question	Answer	% Correct
Dinosaurs first evolved during which period?	Triassic	72%
Which one of these isn't the name of a hominid?	Homo pupillam	65%
Which animal from the Americas did Homo sapiens definitely not encounter?	Titanis	64%
What type of reptile was Purussaurus?	Crocodilian	61%
Which of these measurements is the largest?	Length of the largest turtle to have ever existed	58%
Which giant fish existed first?	Dunkleosteus	57%
Which of these was the most severe extinction event in Earth's history?	Permian-Triassic	55%
Which taxonomic class did Cameroceras belong to?	Cephalopoda	54%
Which of these rhinoceros was the largest?	Elasmotherium	54%
Which scientific name is the least accurate?	Basilosaurus	52%
Which of these wasn't a real dinosaur?	Archaeoraptor	48%
Predator X belonged to which genus of plesiosaurs?	Pliosaurus	43%
Which of these sites was founded in the Neolithic?	Göbekli Tepe	39%
Which of these ornithopod dinosaurs was the largest?	Shatungosaurus	39%
What are the closest living relatives of Helicoprion (pictured in thumbnail)?	Chimaeras	20%