ocean discovery dinosaurs

dinosaur knowledge

100

What makes dinosaurs different from other reptiles

hole in their hips/can walk upright

200

Which group of animals living today are considered "living dinosaurs"?

Birds

300

Name three adaptations that dinosaurs had (one)

ickle claw, tail spikes, tail club, body armor, head crests, long necks, etc.

400

For how long did dinosaurs exist on Earth? (+/- 20 million years)

160 million years

500

Ichthyosaurs are Often mistaken for?

dolphins or sharks

history/fossils

100

what is a prehistoric shark?

megalodon

200

How are marine dinosaur fossils preserved? (naturally)

• Rapid burial. For any organism to fossilize, its remains must be buried quickly to prevent decay from scavengers and the elements.
• Marine environments. Because dead animals could be rapidly covered by sediment like mud and sand, a process that was much less likely for land-based animals.

300

What can fossils tell us about their lifestyle?

• Skeletons can reveal their size, how fast they could swim, and if they moved on two or four legs/flippers.
• Bone histology (microscopic structure of bones) can help distinguish between juveniles and adults.
• Recently discovered soft-shelled eggs suggest some species, like mosasaurs, may have laid eggs on land like modern sea turtles.

400

How is an Ichthyosaur different than a fish? 

It has finger, toes, and arms bones.

500

Who found the first fossil of a giant sea monster?

Marry and Joseph

random

100

A supercontinent formed during the Triassic period, what was it called?

Pangea

200

What are two hard parts of a squid?

Pen and Beak

300

What are the two main types of fossils?

Body and Trace fossils

400

Name a herbivorous dinosaurs and carnivorous dinosaurs (specify which are which)

Herbivorous: Stegosaurus, Ankylosaurus, Apatosaurus, Brachiosaurus, Triceratops, Iguanodon, etc.

Carnivorous: Tyrannosaurus, Spinosaurus, Velociraptor, Allosaurus, Ceratosaurus, Giganotosaurus, etc.

500

Name three geologic time periods

Cambrian, Ordovician, Silurian, Devonian, Carboniferous, Permian, Neogene, Paleogene, Quaternary, Triassic, Jurassic, Cretaceous

Prehistoric Oceans

100

The ancestors of whales lived where?

on land/along coastlines

200

We know very little about prehistoric sharks, including Megalodon, because only one part of their skeleton fossilizes, what part of a shark skeleton fossilizes?

Teeth

300

Which prehistoric marine reptile's closest living relative is snakes?

Mosasaurs

400

The world is divided by how many oceans?

5

500

Name three specific species of marine reptile  

Mixosaurus, Elasmosaurus, Tylosaurus, Archelon, Cymbospondylus, Geosaurus, Plesiosaurus and Mosasaurus  etc.

guess the movie

100

Movies featuring "dinosaur" creatures

 Jurassic Park and Jurassic World series

200

A classic thriller about a police chief, a marine biologist, and a seafarer hunting a massive, man-eating great white shark plaguing a beach community.  

Jaws

300

Directed by James Cameron, this sci-fi thriller follows a civilian diving team who discovers an alien aquatic species while searching for a lost nuclear submarine.

The Abyss

400

is a 2007 American IMAX 3D documentary film by National Geographic, about prehistoric marine reptiles. It alternates modern-day sequences about the work of scientists studying the animals with computer-animated scenes depicting the prehistoric past.

Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure

500

A fast-paced action movie where a team of scientists on an isolated research facility fight for survival against genetically modified, highly intelligent sharks.

Deep Blue Sea