Studies Weekly 2: Prehistoric Alabama

T or F: There has been no evidence as of today that humans ever hunted giant prehistoric animals.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

The first Paleo Indians were hunters of big game! During the day they followed the great herds and hunted. They. used stone spears to bring them down.

T or F: The two most common dinosaurs living in Alabama were the Stegosaurus and the Tyrannosaurus Rex.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

A couple of the most common dinosaurs found in Alabama are the albertosaurus and the hadrosaurus.

T or F: In Alabama, there are very few dinosaur fossils because topsoil has covered the remains.

• True

• False

T or F: Dinosaur remains are found near cretaceous rock, and Alabama has more of it than just about any other place in the eastern United States.

• True

• False

T or F: The most common ancient mammal in Alabama is believed to be the mammoth.

• True

• False

Choose 3 correct answers: Most dinosaurs remains are found in _____.

Hint: Read Prehistoric Alabama article

• a. creek gullies

• b. water

• c. new construction sites

• d. rock quarries

Many dinosaur digs are located on a line running east to west through the counties of Dallas, Montgomery, and Russell because

• most of the states vegetation is located here.

• this is the site of an ancient shoreline where dino bodies were washed to shore.

• the states' most vicious dinosaurs were located here, and that is where they ate their prey.

• dinosaurs got stuck in the quicksand located here and died.

The time period between the death of dinosaurs and the beginning of man living on the Earth is called

• the Age of Mammals

• the Age of Reptiles

• the Age of Birds

• none of the above

Ancient mammals aren't living today because

• they froze to death during the Ice Age.

• they were killed by disease.

• these mammals were all killed by man.

• No one knows for sure how they died.

The first people in Alabama, the Paleo Indians, came to North America

• during the Ice Age.

• from Siberia.

• following large herds of animals traveling in search of food.

• all of the above