Dinosaurs: Lufengosaurus

1. Lufengosaurus swallowed small stones to help it grind its food. This is seen in some living animals, including which of the following?

Pandas

Whales

Birds

Sharks

2. Lufengosaurus is one of the most well-known dinosaurs for which of the following reasons?

It was the first dinosaur ever discovered

It lived longer than any other dinosaur

Scientists have found many of their fossils

They were the largest dinosaurs that ever lived

3. The long claws of Lufengosaurus may have been used for defense. Which of the following is another possible use for the long claws?

Pulling plants to its mouth

Digging burrows

Capturing large dinosaurs to eat

Cleaning its fur

4. Scientists believe Lufengosaurus belongs to a group of dinosaurs that were ancestors to the giant sauropod dinosaurs that lived later. These ancestors are called what?

Tetropods

Theropods

Prosauropods

Pachyderms

5. Which of the following features does Lufengosaurus share with the later giant sauropod dinosaurs?

Feathers

Long claws

Razor-sharp pointed teeth

A long neck

6. How do the front legs of Lufengosaurus compare to its back legs?

The front legs are longer than the back legs.

The front legs are shorter than the back legs

The front legs and back legs are the same length

The back legs have claws while the front legs do not

7. How long ago did Lufengosaurus live?

200 to 180 million years ago

100 million years ago

65 million years ago

20 to 10 million years ago

8. The earliest dinosaurs, including the ancestors of Lufengosaurus all ate what?

Plants

Meat

Fish

Seeds

9. Lufengosaurus had a very long claw located where?

The big toe

The thumb

All fingers

All toes

10. Lufengosaurus lived in what is now part of what nation?

China

Australia

Germany

United States