Paleontology Trivia Questions
Total Questions: 6
In which city have fossils of mastodons and saber-toothed cats been excavated from the La Brea Tar Pits?
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los angeles
Which dinosaur, known for its prominent plates along its back, also had four tall and deadly spines on its tail?
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stegosaurus
On which continent have no dinosaur remains ever been discovered?
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antarctica
What word, coined by Sir Richard Owen around 1841, describes the ancient creatures he excavated and displayed?
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dinosaur
What dinosaur, known for its 3 horns, went extinct at the end of the Cretaceous Period?
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triceratops
What stinging arthropod is believed to be the first land animal based on fossil evidence?
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scorpion
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