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Dinosauria

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The word 'dinosaur' means...

a)

Scary monster

b)

Frightening reptile

c)

Terrible lizard

d)

Old bore

2.

What is the largest known dinosaur?

a)

Titanosaurus

b)

Argentinosaurus

c)

Giganatosaurus

d)

Tyrannosaurus Rex

3.

Dracorex Hogwartsia is a member of which family of dinosaur?

a)

Pachycephalosauridae

b)

Ceratopsidae

c)

Hadrosauridae

d)

Spinosauridae

4.

Which ceratopsian dinosaur is this?

a)

Triceratops

b)

Einiosaurus

c)

Centraceratops

d)

Styracosaurus

5.

The name 'velociraptor' translates as...

a)

Deadly claw

b)

Swift thief

c)

Roofed lizard

d)

Stiff tail

6.

The longest dinosaur claws belonged to which creature?

a)

Therizinosaurus

b)

Deinonychus

c)

Tsintaosaurus

d)

Baryonyx

7.

Dilophosaurus is famous for its...

a)

Feathers

b)

Neck frill

c)

Large claws

d)

Long neck

8.

Which of the following dinosaurs were herbivores? Choose two (2)

a)

Allosaurus

b)

Stegosaurus

c)

Parasaurolophus

d)

Oviraptor

e)

Coelophysis

9.

Which of the following is the odd one out?

a)

Ankylosaurus

b)

Sarcosuchus

c)

Brachiosaurus

d)

Carnotaurus

10.

Allosaurus and Tyrannosaurus are examples of what type of dinosaur?

a)

Therapods

b)

Duck-billed dinosaurs

c)

Sauropods

d)

Raptors

11.

Although not strictly dinosaurs, flying reptiles dominated the skies during the Mesozoic. Which is the largest ever recorded?

a)

Pterodactylus

b)

Dimorphodon

c)

Quetzalcoatlus

d)

Ramphoryncus

12.

The first recorded complete icthyosaur skull was unearthed in which country?

a)

France

b)

Canada

c)

United States

d)

United Kingdom

13.

Which of these dinosaurs is famed for its large head crest?

a)

Iguanodon

b)

Parasaurolophus

c)

Compsagnathus

d)

Kentrosaurus

14.

Which of these fossil sites, one of the best and most abundant in the world, is located in Germany?

a)

Messell Fossil Pit

b)

Florissant Fossil Quarry

c)

La Brea Tar Pits

d)

The Jurassic Coast

15.

This two-metre femur belonged to which dinosaur?

a)

Triceratops

b)

Velociraptor

c)

Tyrannosaurus

d)

Brachiosaurus

16.

Albertosaurus was so named for what?

a)

In honour of Prince Albert

b)

The name of the palaeontologist that first identified the species

c)

The state in which it was first discovered

d)

Its resemblance to Albert Einstein

17.

Which dinosaur possessed the longest tail?

a)

Camarasaurus

b)

Diplodocus

c)

Brachiosaurus

d)

Plateosaurus

18.

Tyrannosaurus, Triceratops and Ankylosaurus all lived during which period?

a)

Jurassic

b)

Cretaceous

c)

Permian

d)

Triassic

19.

Which dinosaur, whose name translates as 'terrible claw', is a dromaeosaurid like velociraptor, but about twice the size?

a)

Deinonychus

b)

Bambiraptor

c)

Utahraptor

d)

Troodon

20.

Which TWO of these dinosaurs were first identified in England?

a)

Tyrannosaurus Rex

b)

Megalosaurus

c)

Baryonyx

d)

Protoceratops

e)

Kentrosaurus