Paleontology Trivia
From T. rex bites to feathered finds, prove you're not extinct with these fossilized brain teasers.
EXAMPLE QUESTIONS
Pterosaurs, the flying reptiles of the Mesozoic Era, are often called flying dinosaurs. Are they actually classified as dinosaurs?
No
Fossils indicate this long-necked Jurassic dinosaur could wield which whip-like body part to fend off predators?
Tail
In fossil excavation, after using a geological hammer to split rock, which smaller hand tool—available in various sizes—is used for precise chipping around the specimen?
Chisel
What iconic spiral-shelled mollusks went extinct alongside non-avian dinosaurs at the K-Pg boundary 66 million years ago?
Ammonites
What color do the fan-shaped leaves of Ginkgo biloba turn in autumn?
Golden yellow