Types of Dinosaurs!
a sauropod dinosaur, is characterized by its enormous size, long neck, small skull, and four pillar-like legs
Brachiosaurus
What is the closest living relative to Dinosaurs today?
Birds
What physical feature did Dinosaurs have that birds also have?
Feathers
Oarfish encounters are common when what happens?
Natural disaster
what Dinosaur name means "Fast Thief" and lived during the cretaceous period?
Velociraptor
large, heavily armored herbivore with a distinctive appearance. It had large, bony plates along its back, two pairs of spikes on its tail, short forelimbs, and long hindlimbs
Stegosaurus
What are the other two modern day descendants that are considered Dinosaurs?
Turtles and Crocodiles
Name one of two last species of non avian Dinosaurs that went extinct.
Triceratops and Tyrannosaurus Rex
What's the Tallest structure in the Ocean?
Kelp forests
Which Dinosaur name means "dome head"
Baryonyx
a unique herbivore within the dinosaur family, notable for its thick, domed skull, which was likely used for head-butting. Unlike many other dinosaurs, its skull was exceptionally robust, and it had a beak-like mouth for cropping plants
Pachycephalosaurus
Appox. how many years ago (in millions) did Birds evolve from dinosaurs?
160 million years
On which continent have most Dinosaur fossils been found?
North America
What living organisms are responsible for 60 - 70% of our Oxygen.
Plankton specifically phytoplankton or algae
What Dinosaur name means "Tyrant Lizard King"
Tyrannosaurus rex
a medium-sized theropod dinosaur with a slender build, comparable in size to a brown bear. Its most distinctive feature was a pair of bony crests on its head, which were likely used for display or possibly as acoustic devices.
Dilophosaurus
What are some key characteristics that separate dinosaurs and reptiles?
Dinosaurs: Walked upright, supported their own weight
Layed hard shell eggs
Grasping hands
Reptiles: limbs wee spread out and close to the ground
many reptiles layed soft shell eggs
Name one of the three prehistoric periods that Dinosaurs lived in?
Bonus points : name all three
Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous period
What are the five characteristics of a marine mammal?
(hint its the same as a land mammal)
Warm blooded
Hair or fur
Air breathers
Live birth
Milk Drinkers
What was the name of the Largest Dinosaur?
Dreadnoughtus
30 ft tall
85 feet long
65 tons
(7 t rexes or a dozen African elephants)
a large, bipedal, carnivorous dinosaur that lived in South America during the Late Cretaceous period. Its most notable features include two horns above its eyes and very small, vestigial arms. Carnotaurus
Carnotaurus
What does the word Dinosaur mean?
Terrible Lizard
We can determine a Dinosaurs _____ by studying its footprints and stride length.
Height
Name of the ability to make your own light down in the deep. Usually found in abyssal zones
Bioluminescence
Spell the name of the flying reptile we all know
Pterodactyl