Georgia Career Information System
Paleontology Quick Pick
(Check-out your
understanding of dinosaurs.)
1. When did the Jurassic period take place?
a. 100 million years
ago
b. 155 million years
ago
c. 205 million years
ago
d. 255 million years ago
2. Which dinosaur names are fictional?
a. Adasaurus
b. Kentrosaurus
c. Neovenator
d. All the
above are real dinosaurs
3. How big were the first dinosaurs?
a. The size of
a turkey
b. The size of
a horse
c. The size of
a mouse
d. The size of
an elephant
4. What special adaptation did the Tanystropheus have?
a. 2 horns
b. Extra
flippers
c. Snap-off
tail
d. Claws
5. What did dinosaurs eat?
a. Other
dinosaurs
b. Insects
c. Fish
d. All of the
above
6. What is a Metriorhynchus?
a. 2-legged land dinosaur
b. Marine
crocodile with a fish tail
c. Short-neck
flying dinosaur
d. Long-neck
plant eater
7. When did the Cretaceous period take place?
a. 65 million years ago
b. 100 million years ago
c. 155 million years ago
d. 200 million years ago
8. How much did a Tyrannosaurus weigh?
a. 1-3 tons
b. 5-7 tons
c. 9-11 tons
d. None of the
above
Answer: 1.c 2.d 3.a
4.c 5.d 6.b
7.a 8.b
© 2008 Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia,