Something that is easily broken, damaged or destroyed is...
What is fragile?
100
Of three men who found the Coelophysis skeletons at Ghost Ranch, who found them first?
Who is Edward D. Cope?
* He found them in the 1880s. Charles Camp found them in 1933, and Edwin "Ned" Colbert rediscovered them in 1947.
100
The Ceolophysis dinosaur's teeth were sharp. It had short front legs with sharp claws, and a long, flexible neck and strong jaws. This indicated it was a ...
What is a carnivore, or meat eater?
100
After studying the Ceolophysis bones, the scientists found that many of the skeletons were found lying on their sides, so this indicated that they did not die from being...
What is "Stuck in the Mud?"
100
The Ceolophysis dinonaur bones were found at ... in...
What is at Ghost Ranch in New Mexico?
200
Examples of a group; samples are called...
What are specimens?
200
The Coelophysis bones suggested that the dinosaur was had __________ bones and was the size of a _________.
What is "hollow" bones and the size of a "dog?"
200
The long, slender leg bones suggest that it was built for...
What is speed?
200
Since the rocks, in which the bones were found, did not have tiny smashed bubbles of the mineral silica, the scientists do not believe the Ceolophysis died from ....
What is "Volcanic Violence?"
200
Because each night after dark, its fossils came out of the ground to play is...
What is the reason Ghost Ranch got its name?
300
If one is lacking energy or vigor, they are...
What is sluggish?
300
Because there were so many Ceolophysis skeletons found, Colbert had to ...
What is ask for more help for the excavation?
300
Scientists believe that the Ceolophysis lived in large ...
What is large family groups, or herds?
300
"Poisoned Water" does not fit as the reason for the death of the many Ceolophysis. The poison found in the bones and in the rocks is ...
What is arsenic?
300
The headings for each passage indicate the ________ of the passage.
What is topic?
400
Something that is very dangerous while seeming to be safe is...
What is treacherous?
400
Two periodicals (newspapers and magazines) reported on the find of Ceolophysis. One took photographs and the other announced the discovery.
What is New York Times and Life magazine?
400
The Ceolophysis's had one advantage over its predators. It had its ...
What is speed and agility?
400
The dinosaurs skeletons weren't scattered over a large area indicates that they did not die from...
What is "Asteroids from Outer Space?"
400
The act of uncovering by digging is called...
What is excavation?
500
Scientists who study prehistoric life as represented in fossilized plants and animals are called...
What are paleontologists?
500
...he answered, "Fossils are where you find them, and you find them in the darndest places."
What is Colbert's secret for finding fossils?
500
To solve the mystery of what happened to the Ceolophysis, the scientists studied the...
What is arrangement, or position, of the bones?
500
The theory that Ned Colbert and other scientists believe is the best idea for what happened to the Coelophysis over two hundred million years ago is ...
What is a drought and then a flood, or "Too Little Water-Then Too Much?"
500
The story "Dinosaur Ghosts" written by J. Lynett Gillette has a subtitle. The subtitle is ...