Who Am I
I am the California's state dinosaur
Augustynolophus morrisi?
duck-billed dinosaur
Augustynolophus lived near the end of this period: Late ________.
Cretaceous
Augustynolophus fossils were found only in this U.S. state.
California
This duck-billed dinosaur was a ______ that ate plants.
herbivore
Triceratops used these for defense and display: two long brow horns and one ______ horn.
nose horn
I am nicknamed “Pinocchio Rex” because of my long, narrow snout.
Qianzhousaurus
Triceratops lived very close to 66 million years ago, near the end of this Cretaceous age.
Maastrichtian
Velociraptor mongoliensis was discovered in the Gobi Desert in this country.
Mongolia
This three-horned dinosaur was a plant-eater.
plant-eater/herbivore
Velociraptor had a famous curved toe claw called a ________ claw.
sickle claw
I have three horns and a large bony frill.
Triceratops horridus
Velociraptor lived during the Late Cretaceous, but earlier than Triceratops, in the Campanian stage.
Campanian
Nemicolopterus crypticus was found in Liaoning Province in this country.
China
This marine reptile was an apex predator that ate fish and other sea animals.
Mosasaurus hoffmannii
Stegosaurus had a spiked tail weapon often nicknamed a thagomizer. What was it used for?
defense
I am famous for my large plates along my back and a spiked tail.
Stegosaurus stenops
Stegosaurus and Brachiosaurus lived during the Late ________ Period.
Jurassic
Mosasaurus hoffmannii is strongly connected to the area around Maastricht in this country.
Netherlands
This predator likely ate small animals and may have hunted using a sickle-shaped claw.
Velociraptor mongoliensis
Brachiosaurus could reach high food because of its long neck and long ______ legs.
front legs
I am a giant long-necked dinosaur with front legs longer than my back legs, giving me high shoulders.
Brachiosaurus altithorax
Nemicolopterus lived during the Early __________, about 120 million years ago.
Cretaceous
Triceratops fossils are common in the Hell Creek Formation, especially in this U.S. state: ________.
Montana
This tiny flying reptile likely ate insects and other small prey.
Nemicolopterus crypticus
Mosasaurus was built for swimming with paddle-like ______ and a powerful tail.
flippers