Dinos & Fossils

What is a paleontologist?

• Someone who studies teeth

• A scientist that studies dinosaurs

• A scientist that studies fossils

• A scientist that studies the Earth

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What is a fossil?

• dinosaur bones

• dinosaur teeth and eggs

• any remains of ancient life turned into rocks

• seashells turned into rock

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What is the fossil record?

• the total number of fossils that have been discovered

• the record of the biggest fossil discovered

• the record of the biggest dinosaur discovered

• the total number of dinosaurs that have been discovered

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What does extinct mean?

• in danger of dying out

• no longer alive today

• smells bad

• a sick animal

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What does endangered mean?

• no longer alive today

• a dangerous animal

• an animal that lived long ago

• in danger of becoming extinct

What is a dig site?

• a place paleontologists dig for fossils

• a good place to dig for buried treasure

• A place where your dog buries its bone

• a hole dug in the ground by dinosaurs to make a nest for their eggs

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Which of the following is NOT considered a dig site?

• tar pits

• deserts

• beaches

• caves

What is a body fossil?

• the fossil of dinosaur eggs

• the complete fossil skeleton of a dinosaur

• the fossil of dinosaur bones

• the preserved bodies of plants or animals

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What is a trace fossil?

• the remains of the activities of an animal, like bite marks or footprints

• only a part of a fossil, hard to see

• only part of a dinosaur skeleton; usually missing many bones

• an insect trapped in tree sap that turned to amber

Which of the following is NOT an example of a trace fossil?

• bones

• footprint

• bite mark

• nest