Fun Fact Friday
Who Am I? (dept. edition)
It's totally Epoch?
Dinosaurs
Geology Media
100
Which states marble was used in the white house?
Connecticut
100
I teach ERTH 1050 & ERTH 1010 every other semester.
Professor Tammo Reichgelt
100
Jurassic
Period
100
Who am I?
Tarbosaurus
100
What type of dinosaurs are Buddy's adoptive parents from Dinosaur Train?
They are not dinosaurs, they are Pteranodons
200
What is the Connecticut state fossil?
Eubrontes
200
I work in Lake Tanganyika studying ostracods
Hint: I've been to a few geoclub meetings
Julia Bradshaw
200
Paleocene
Epoch
200
Who am I?
Incisivosaurus
200
What makes Pearl from Steven Universe, different from the other crystal gems? (think science)
Pearls are an organic gemstone, not a mineral based gemstone
300
Where are some of the oldest rocks on Earth?
Canada
300
I am the current Head of the Department
Professor Tracy Frank
300
Mesoproterozoic
Era
300
Who am I?
Amargasaurus
300
What mountain range is on the cover of Kanye West's 2018 album ye?
Teton Range in Wyoming
400
Where is Connecticut during Pangea?
Near the center of the supercontinent, close to the equator
400
I TA for ERTH 1050 and I have been at UCONN for 8 years. 
Preston Senderoff
400
Calabrian
Age
400
Who am I?
Kosmoceratops
400
What is the name of the animatronic for the T-Rex in the Jurassic Park franchise?
Roberta
500
Who was the first African American Curator of the Smithsonian?
Dr. Lois Rayfield Purnell
500
My research involves studying paleofire.
David Luffman
500
Gorstian
Age
500
Who am I?
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Linhenykus
500
What type of rock is Rocco from Sesame Street?
Basalt