saurischians vs. ornithischians
What is the main difference between saurischian and ornithischian hip structures?
What is a lizard-like pelvis? What is a bird-like pelvis?
What type of diet did sauropodomorphs have?
What are herbivores?
Were all theropods carnivorous?
What was most? Most were, but some (like Therizinosaurus) were herbivorous or omnivorous.
What is the main trait shared by all cephalopods?
What is a beak-like structure and teeth adapted for plant eating?
What does the name “Thyreophora” mean?
What is “Shield bearers” referring to their body armour?
Which two major dinosaur groups belong to the saurischians?
What are Theropods and sauropodomorphs?
Name two sauropods.
What are Brachiosaurus and Apatosaurus?
Which major dinosaur group includes T. rex and Velociraptor?
What are Theropods?
Name a well-known ornithopod.
What is the Iguanodon or Parasaurolophus?
What group is known for tail clubs?
What are the Ankylosaurs?
Which major dinosaur group includes all herbivorous species with beaks?
What are Ornithischians?
How were sauropods adapted for feeding from tall trees?
What are Long necks, peg-like teeth, and elevated forelimbs (in some, like Brachiosaurus)?
What is a key skeletal feature of theropods?
What are Hollow bones and three-toed limbs?
What was the dome on pachycephalosaurs likely used for?
What is for possibly head-butting for dominance or display?
What group had large back plates and tail spikes?
What are the Stegosaurs?
Were birds descended from saurischians or ornithischians?
What are Saurischians (specifically, theropods)?
What was the major difference between prosauropods and sauropods?
What are Prosauropods? They were generally smaller and could walk bipedally; sauropods were huge and fully quadrupedal.
Name a ceratosaur.
What is the Ceratosaurus?
What are the horns and frills of ceratopsians thought to be used for?
What is for defence, species recognition, and mating display?
Were thyreophorans carnivores or herbivores?
What is a Herbivore?
What are two examples of ornithischian dinosaurs?
What are Triceratops and Stegosaurus?
Which sauropodomorph holds the record for the longest dinosaur?
What are Argentinosaurus? (up to 35 meters long).
Name two tetanuran theropods.
What are the Allosaurus and Tyrannosaurus rex?
Which ceratopsid had a frill and three facial horns?
What is the Triceratops?
Name one ankylosaur and one stegosaur.
What are the Ankylosaurus and Stegosaurus?