Statistics for Paleontology General Trivia #2

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Question	Answer	% Correct
Name the dinosaur whose name means “different lizard”.	Allosaurus	89%
Which amphibian was known for its boomerang-shaped head?	Diplocaulus	89%
What formation in North America holds many jurassic fossils, including the above?	Morrison Formation	89%
Is Megarachne a giant spider?	No	89%
Is Megalodon extinct?	Yes	89%
Give the species name of Argentinosaurus	huinculensis	78%
This basal ceratopsian holds the richest fossil record of any non-avian dinosaur?	Psittacosaurus	78%
This pterosaur was among the largest until the discovery of Quetzalcoatlus.	Pteranodon	78%
What color was the Borealopelta discovered to be?	Red	78%
This herbivorous dinosaur is among the most common finds of the Hell Creek Formation, alongside Ankylosaurus and Tyrannosaurus.	Triceratops	78%
Who named Iguanodon?	Gideon Mantell	67%
What were the two supercontinents formed after Pangaea broke apart? (Hint: L and G)	Laurasia and Gondwana	67%
This was the last stage of the Cretaceous.	Maastrichtian	67%
Majungasaurus lived on what is now which island?	Madagascar	67%
This woman helped discover many prehistoric reptiles along the Jurassic Coast through collecting fossils,	Mary Anning	67%
What does Carnotaurus translate to?	Meat eating bull	67%
Where is the Jurassic Coast located?	United Kingdom	67%
Which country holds the most dinosaur fossils?	United States	67%
What is fossilized dung called?	Coprolites	56%
Name the 3 species of the genus Smilodon, in alphabetical order	fatalis, gracilis, populator	56%
During what period did Parailurus live?	Miocene	56%
The Djadochta Formation is located in which country?	Mongolia	56%
This marine reptile was named after the Meuse River, where it was first discovered in 1798.	Mosasaurus	56%
Odobenocetops and Pelagornis are among the fossils discovered in this Peruvian formation.	Pisco Formation	56%
This formation in Tanzania holds Jurassic fauna such as Kentrosaurus.	Tendaguru	56%
This hadrosaur’s first remains were destroyed in World War I.	Corythosaurus	44%
What group of dinosaurs did Deinocheirus belong to?	Ornithomimids	44%
This was an ancestor of the modern Great White Shark, and belongs to the same genus.	Hubbell’s White Shark	33%
This was the earliest known cat in the fossil record.	Proailurus	33%
This small Jurassic carnivore was compared to a resting hen by the Navajo man who discovered it.	Segisaurus	33%