Philip Curry's Discoveries in Paleontology

The video explores the mystery of Albertosaurus fossils in Canada's Badlands, focusing on Philip Curry's search for Barnum Brown's original fossil site. It delves into Brown's legacy, including his discovery of T-Rex, and Curry's investigation into whether Albertosaurus lived and hunted in groups. Theories and evidence are discussed, highlighting the challenges and discoveries in paleontology.

What challenge did Philip Curry face while searching for the Albertosaurus fossils?

• He had insufficient funding for the expedition.

• He was unfamiliar with the Badlands.

• He lacked a map or detailed directions.

• He had no team to assist him.

What was Barnum Brown's significant contribution to paleontology?

• He found the first T-Rex skeletons.

• He was the first to use modern excavation tools.

• He discovered the first complete dinosaur skeleton.

• He developed a new method for dating fossils.

What question did Philip Curry have about the Albertosaurus fossils?

• Were they the largest dinosaurs of their time?

• Did they live and hunt in groups?

• How did they become extinct?

• Why were they found in such a remote location?

What did Philip Curry discover in the basement of the American Museum of Natural History?

• Barnum Brown's detailed excavation maps.

• A new species of dinosaur.

• Albertosaurus bones and Brown's field notes.

• A collection of rare dinosaur eggs.

What was the outcome of Philip Curry's excavation in the Badlands?

• He discovered the largest dinosaur fossil ever found.

• He confirmed that Albertosaurus lived alone.

• He found evidence of a new dinosaur species.

• He uncovered at least 22 Albertosaurus fossils.

What evidence suggested that some meat-eating dinosaurs might have lived in groups?

• The presence of nests with eggs.

• The size of the dinosaurs.

• The discovery of multiple fossils in one location.

• The type of rock the fossils were found in.

What did Rodulfo Coria's discovery in Argentina suggest?

• Meat-eating dinosaurs were solitary hunters.

• Meat-eating dinosaurs lived in groups.

• Dinosaurs in Argentina were different from those in Canada.

• Albertosaurus was the only group-living dinosaur.

What did the footprints in the Peace River Canyon indicate?

• Meat-eating dinosaurs may have traveled together.

• Dinosaurs avoided the Peace River Canyon.

• Dinosaurs were migratory.

• Dinosaurs traveled alone.

What mystery remains about the Albertosaurus fossils found by Barnum Brown?

• Why they were found in Alberta, Canada.

• Why they were buried in quicksand.

• How they were preserved so well.

• What caused their mass death.

What role does a paleontologist play according to Philip Curry?

• An artist recreating ancient scenes.

• A detective solving ancient mysteries.

• A scientist predicting future species.

• A historian documenting past events.