The Albertosaurus Mystery– Video + Questions

What kind of dinosaur fossils was Philip Currie and his team looking for in Canada's badlands in 1997?

• Tyrannosaurus Rex

• Albertosaurus

• Triceratops

• Stegosaurus

How did Philip Currie locate Barnum Brown's bone bed?

• By using a detailed map

• By following a compass

• By comparing an old photograph

• By digging randomly

What nickname was given to Barnum Brown by news writers?

• Mr. Dinosaur

• Mr. Bones

• The Fossil King

• The Bone Collector

From where did the Albertosaurus get its name?

• The first paleontologist who studied it

• The region where its fossils were first discovered

• Its unique physical characteristics

• A famous historical figure

What was a notable characteristic of the Albertosaurus's teeth?

• They were blunt for grinding plants

• They were small and numerous

• They were sharp and strong for crushing bone

• They were flat for tearing meat

Where were Barnum Brown's Albertosaurus fossils initially stored before Philip Currie's rediscovery?

• A Canadian provincial museum

• The American Museum of Natural History

• A private collector's vault

• The Badlands of Canada

What did the discovery of at least 22 Albertosaurus fossils buried together in the Badlands suggest about their social behavior?

• They were solitary predators

• They lived and hunted in groups

• They were plant-eaters that died in a flood

• They migrated individually across vast distances

What additional evidence did paleontologist Rodolfo Coria contribute to the understanding of meat-eating dinosaurs' group behavior?

• Fossilized nests of dinosaur eggs

• Footprints showing individual travel

• A site in Argentina with a group of buried meat-eating dinosaurs

• A single, unusually large dinosaur jawbone