Dinosaurs and Their Modern Relatives

The video explores the connection between dinosaurs and modern birds, focusing on discoveries by Victorian fossil hunters and insights from dinosaur expert Mark Nurel. It highlights the shared characteristics between therapods like Tyrannosaurus rex and modern animals, particularly birds. The video emphasizes that modern science supports the idea that birds are descendants of dinosaurs, with the turkey being a prime example due to its dinosaur-like traits such as hollow bones and lizard hips.

What did the Victorian fossil hunters discover about theropods?

• They lived in water.

• They were herbivores.

• They shared characteristics with modern-day animals.

• They had feathers.

What role does Mark Nurel play in the study of dinosaurs?

• He is a curator at the American Museum of Natural History.

• He is a paleontologist at a university.

• He is a biologist studying modern birds.

• He is a fossil hunter in Victoria.

Which feature of the Tyrannosaurus rex is similar to modern animals?

• It has three forward-facing toes.

• It has a long neck.

• It has a short tail.

• It has a large head.

Which modern-day animal is closely related to theropods according to 19th-century biologists?

• Mammals

• Birds

• Amphibians

• Reptiles

What did 19th-century biologists conclude about dinosaurs?

• They were closely related to amphibians.

• They were closely related to mammals.

• They were closely related to reptiles.

• They were closely related to modern birds.

What characteristic of the modern turkey is similar to that of dinosaurs?

• It has a long tail.

• It has a large brain.

• It has hollow bones.

• It is cold-blooded.

How are the legs of the modern turkey similar to those of dinosaurs?

• They have four toes.

• They are used for swimming.

• They have webbed feet.

• They have scales beneath the feathers.

What evolutionary trait do modern birds share with dinosaurs?

• They are cold-blooded.

• They lay shelled eggs.

• They have external gills.

• They have a cartilaginous skeleton.

What is a key characteristic of the modern turkey that links it to dinosaurs?

• It can fly long distances.

• It has lizard hips.

• It is warm-blooded.

• It has a beak.