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A new species of pterodactyl has been discovered in outback Queensland. How much do you know about the dinosaurs that roamed the earth millions of years ago?
- 1.
This dinosaur's name means "tyrant lizard". It was one of he largest meat-eating dinosaurs.
- A.
Velociraptor
- B.
Tyrannosaurus
- C.
Allosaurus
Correct Answer
B. Tyrannosaurus -
- 2.
These dinosaurs had wide snouts resembling duck bills. They lived in herds, nested in colonies, and took care of their babies.
- A.
Hadrosaur
- B.
Apatosaurus
- C.
Diplodocus
Correct Answer
A. Hadrosaur -
- 3.
This dinosaur was once named Brontosaurus, meaning thunder lizard, because of the noise that such a large animal must have made when it walked.
- A.
Brachiosaurus
- B.
Apatosaurus
- C.
Allosaurus
Correct Answer
B. Apatosaurus -
- 4.
This creature lived during the Mesozoic Era, the same era in which dinosaurs lived. Scientists classify it as a winged-reptile.
- A.
Archaeopteryx
- B.
Coelacanth
- C.
Pterodactyl
Correct Answer
C. Pterodactyl -
- 5.
This dinosaur's name means "fused lizard". The armour covering its body consisted of bony pieces that had fused or grown together. It was one of the largest of the armoured dinosaurs.
- A.
Ankylosaurs
- B.
Stegosaurus
- C.
Ceratopsians
Correct Answer
A. Ankylosaurs -
- 6.
This small meat-eating dinosaur resembled an ostrich. Its name means "egg robber", because scientists once believed that it primarily ate the eggs of other dinosaurs.
- A.
Oviraptor
- B.
Eoraptor
- C.
Velociraptor
Correct Answer
A. Oviraptor -
- 7.
This dinosaur's name means "double beam" and describes the beams of bone in the underside of the animal's tail.
- A.
Diplodocus
- B.
Prosaurolophus
- C.
Corythosaurus
Correct Answer
A. Diplodocus -
- 8.
This dinosaur's name means "three-horned face". Scientists believe these huge creatures roamed in great herds across western North America.
- A.
Stegosaurus
- B.
Triceratops
- C.
Pachycephalosaurs
Correct Answer
B. Triceratops -
- 9.
This quick, fierce, meat-eating dinosaur had a large curved, razor-sharp claw on the second toe of each hind foot. These two claws were probably its main weapons of attack.
- A.
Velociraptor
- B.
Pterodactyl
- C.
Archaeopteryx
Correct Answer
A. Velociraptor -
- 10.
This dinosaur's name means "arm lizard". Unlike most dinosaurs, it had arm bones that were longer than its leg bones.
- A.
Protoceratops
- B.
Torosaurus
- C.
Brachiosaurus
Correct Answer
C. Brachiosaurus -
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