Triassic Period
Jurassic Period
Cretaceous Period
Dino Definitions
As Seen on TV
100
The Triassic period is the longest period in the Mesozoic Era (Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous periods)
True or False
False!
The Cretaceous Period is the longest period lasting 79 million years.
100
The T-Rex is a Jurassic Period dinosaur
True or False
False!
The Tyrannosaurus Rex existed during the late Cretaceous Period
100
The Quetzalcoatlus is not a dinosaur
True or False
True!
It had a wingspan of over 40 feet and was as tall as a giraffe, but it was NOT a dinosaur
100
The root word tri- means "three"
True or False
True!
Triceratops have three horns just as tricycles have three wheels
100
This character is named Cera
True or False
False
This character is named Little Foot and is referred to as a "long neck" in the movie Land Before Time
200
The Triassic Period spans from
a. 252 Million - 201 Million Years Ago
b. 201 Million - 145 Million Years Ago
c. 145 Million - 66 Million Years Ago
a. 252 Million - 201 Million Years Ago
200
The Jurassic Period spans from
a. 252 Million - 201 Million Years Ago
b. 201 Million - 145 Million Years Ago
c. 145 Million - 66 Million Years Ago
b. 201 Million - 145 Million Years Ago
200
The Cretaceous Period spans from
a. 252 Million - 201 Million Years Ago
b. 201 Million - 145 Million Years Ago
c. 145 Million - 66 Million Years Ago
c. 145 Million - 66 Million Years Ago
200
The root word micro- means
a. lumpy
b. huge
c. small
c. small
The Microraptor is currently the smallest dinosaur we know of! It is about the size of a crow and glides through the air.
200
This character, Buddy, is from the PBS show
a. Dinosaur Train
b. The Land Before Time
c. Dino Dan
a. Dinosaur Train
Buddy is a T-Rex and his catchphrase is "I have a hypothesis"
300
What is the name of this huge landmass before it broke into the smaller continents that we know today
a. The Triassic Land Mass
b. Cambria
c. Pangea
c. Pangea
During the Triassic Period there was one huge landmass called Pangea and one huge ocean called Panthalassa
300
What is the name of this dinosaur
Stegosaurus
Scientists are still unsure why the Stegosaurus has plates along it's back but they have their theories
300
The crest on a Parasaurolophus is used for
a. breathing underwater
b. making noise
c. better sense of smell
b. making noise
Scientists believe they may have used it to alert their herd, attract mates, or scare off predators
300
By definition, birds are dinosaurs
True or False
True!
Birds are direct descendants of dinosaurs, specifically the Theropods.
300
The Jurassic Park movie came out in
a. 2002
b. 2015
c. 1993
c. 1993
The book was first published in 1990
400
What natural disaster is thought to have ended the Triassic Period?
Volcanic Eruptions
400
What dinosaur was the Brontosaurus later grouped with after scientists decided there wasn't a big enough difference between the two
a. Apatosaurus
b. Brachiosaurus
c. Diplodocus
a. Apatosaurus
The Brontosaurus was discredited in the 1970's and became just another name for an Apatosaurus BUT due to a study in 2015, scientists are debating bringing it back!
400
What country did a huge asteroid hit that caused the mass extinction of dinosaurs?
MEXICO
This asteroid hit the Yucatan Peninsula and set off a chain of events ending the time of the dinosaurs
400
The word root word ornitho- means
a. plated
b. bird
c. face
b. bird
Ornithopods are "bird-footed" dinosaurs
400
What kind of dinosaur is Arlo from the movie The Good Dinosaur
An Apatosaurus
The Apatosaurus was first discovered in 1877 in Colorado
500
Crocodiles can be traced back to the Early Triassic Period. Why are they not dinosaurs?
Their legs are not under their bodies and dinosaurs did not exist until the Late Triassic Period.
500
Name one reason why the Plesiosaurus is not a dinosaur
It lives in the water and has no legs!
500
What state was this Xiphactinus fossil found?
KANSAS
This fossil was found in Gove County, Kansas in 1952 by George F. Sternberg and his team. It now lives in the Sternberg Museum in Hays, Kansas.
500
What word is used to say "terrible lizard"
DINOSAUR
dino- meaning "terrible" and -saur meaning "lizard"
500
Velociraptors are popular dinosaurs in the Jurassic World movies. About how tall are real Velociraptors?
a. 7 ft (taller than a human)
b. 4 ft (tall enough to ride roller coasters)
c. 2ft (bit bigger than a chicken)
c. 2ft (a bit bigger than a chicken)
The Velociraptors in Jurassic World AND Jurassic Park more closely resemble the Deinonychus
