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WorksheetsDinosaur Quiz
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
When did dinosaurs first appear?
300 million years ago
100 million years ago
200 million years ago
400 million years ago
What is the name of the group consisting of the most recent common ancestor of Triceratops and modern birds, and all its descendants?
Dinosauria
Theropoda
Sauropodomorpha
Ornithischia
How many distinct genera of non-avian dinosaurs have paleontologists identified using fossil evidence?
Over 700
Over 500
Over 900
Over 1000
What is the estimated number of modern-day bird species (avian dinosaurs)?
10,000
7,500
5,000
12,500
What is the meaning of the name 'dinosaur' coined by Sir Richard Owen in 1842?
Terrible lizard
Powerful lizard
Giant lizard
Ancient lizard
Which group of animals were the dominant terrestrial vertebrates of the Mesozoic Era?
Ichthyosaurs
Mammals
Pterosaurs
Dinosaurs
What is the estimated number of dinosaur species that existed in the Mesozoic Era?
500-1000
1000-1500
2000-2500
1500-2000
What is the group containing Ornithischia and Theropoda called according to the research by Matthew G. Baron, David B. Norman, and Paul M. Barrett in 2017?
Dinosauria
Sauropodomorpha
Theropoda
Ornithoscelida
What is the characteristic posture of true dinosaurs?
Erect hind limb posture
Bent hind limb posture
Straight hind limb posture
Curved hind limb posture
What is the estimated number of dinosaur genera that ever existed, including many that would not have been preserved in the fossil record?
5,000-6,000
4,000-5,000
3,000-4,000
2,000-3,000
