The Albertosaurus Mystery Comprehension Flashcard

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Who is Philip Currie?

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Philip Currie is a determined paleontologist who studies dinosaurs.

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What is a narrator?

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A narrator is the person who tells the story or provides information in a text.

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How do we know dinosaurs lived long ago?

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We know dinosaurs lived long ago because only dinosaur fossils are left today.

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What can we conclude about Philip Currie's team?

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Philip Currie's team had to be careful while digging out fossils.

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Why were Brown's Albertosaurus bones in the basement?

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Brown's Albertosaurus bones were in the basement because people did not realize how special they were.

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What is a fossil?

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A fossil is the preserved remains or traces of a living thing from the past.

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What does it mean to dig for fossils?

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To dig for fossils means to carefully search and excavate the ground to find preserved remains of ancient organisms.

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What is paleontology?

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Paleontology is the scientific study of the history of life on Earth through the examination of plant and animal fossils.

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What is the significance of dinosaur fossils?

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Dinosaur fossils help scientists understand what dinosaurs looked like, how they lived, and their environment.

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Who was Barnum Brown?

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Barnum Brown was a famous paleontologist known for discovering the first partial skeleton of a Tyrannosaurus rex.