stratigraphy based on rock properties; younger sediments are deposited on top of older sediments

(a)  

stratigraphy based on fossils; distinctive fossils or groups of fossils characterize particular time intervals

(a)  

What era were the dinosaurs living?

(a)  

___ ___ is all time from the beginning of the earth to the present

(a)  

___ ___ is Geochronology, age in numbers.

(a)  

___ ___ is time/age relative to other rocks, based on the geology discipline of Stratigraphy.

(a)  

internal generation of heat

(a)  

external source of heat

(a)  

maintains a constant internal body temp

(a)  

internal body temp varies

(a)  

constructing testable hypotheses & then testing them-

(a)  

a potential explanation for an observation or phenomenon-

(a)  

the bar= __ __

(a)  

imprints or marks left by organisms are (a)   fossils

trace fossils are also known as

(a)  

for dinosaurs the most common trace fossils are "___ or ___"

(a)  

(a)   leads to the fossilization of hard parts

other types of fossils include

(a)  

dinosaur fossils can only be found in (a)   rocks

a classic way of collecting fossils is the (a)   jacket

the earth is _._ billion years old

(a)  

dinosaurs lived __ - ___ million years ago

(a)  

__ __ __ is hypothesized to be traceable back to a single original structure in a common ancestor

(a)  

A chart containing a hypothesis of relationship is a (a)  

What made it possible for creature's to start laying eggs on land?

(a)  

A key diagnostic feature in the skull roof of archosaurs is the (a)   opening

The crurotarsan ankle accommodates for a (a)   stance

The oldest known true dinosaurs come from south (a)  

How many stages are present in feather development (below 10)

(a)  

The Hierarchical classification of Linnaeus is a biological classification grouping organisms together based on ___ ___

(a)  

Saurischian dinosaurs have a (a)   facing pelvis

Carnivorous theropod dinosaur jaws function like (a)  

All theropod dinosaurs have a (a)   stance.

What is the name of New York's very own theropod

(a)  

Some theropod dinosaurs had (a)   vision

(a)   are a slightly more derived/evolved version of theropods

The Most derived coelusaur is the (a)   (very popular)

Theropoda means:___ ___

(a)  

How many groups are there in Sauropodomorpha

(a)  

how many centimeters large were sauropod eggs generally in diameter

(a)  

How many eggs could be laid per sauropod nest (max)

(a)  

Which way does the pelvis of the Ornithischian dinosaurs (duck billed armoured est) face

(a)  

How do Dinosaurs and modern birds breathe (directionally)

(a)  

What is used to measure dinosaurs intellect or brain/body weight

(a)  

In what kind of cycle did dinosaurs grow?

(a)  

Dinosaur's growing left marks on their bones, this is called (a)  

DNA can survive for about (a)   million years before it degrades

Dinosaur hearts likely had (a)   chambers

Reposited/remodeled, or "secondary" bone is often called

(a)  

The acronym(?) for predator to prey ratio is (_/_)

(a)  

Ectotherms require (a)   energy than endotherms

Herbivorous dinosaur diversity increased with the rise of more flowering plants, this is called (a)  

The (K-Pg) mass extinction event occurred in the (a)  

The presence of more than usual Iridium in the K-Pg boundary is called the __ __

(a)  

_ _ _ is hypothesized to be traceable back to an original structure in one common ancestor

(a)