BSC 1005 Final Guide
1. First Written Accounts of Dinosaur Bones:
- ✔️ China
2. President Known as the "Founding Father of Paleontology":
- ✔️ Thomas Jefferson
3. Perforate Acetabulae:
- ✔️ A hole in the hips where the thighbone (e.g., femur) attaches.
4. Dinosaur Renaissance:
- ✔️ An event in the 1960s that led to renewed interest in dinosaurs.
5. Reign of the "Dinosaurs":
- ✔️ 238 to 66.5 million years ago.
6. Bite Force of the American Alligator (FSU Research):
- ✔️ 3,000 lbs.
7. Loch Ness Monster:
- ✔️ Supposed to be a living Plesiosaur.
8. Most Common Rock Type for Dinosaur Fossils:
- ✔️ Sedimentary.
9. Characteristic Defining Ornithischia:
- ✔️ Bird-shaped hip bones.
, 10. Characteristic of Thyreophora:
- ✔️ Osteoderms (skin armor).
11. What is an Endocast?
- ✔️ A rock, latex, or CT scan copy of the brain.
12. Crazy Interpretations of Dinosaur Anatomy:
- ✔️ Paleontology is a field founded in geology.
13. Sexual Dimorphism:
- ✔️ When the sexes of animals look different.
14. Mystery in Dinosaur Biology:
- ✔️ Determining the sex of the individual.
15. Dental Battery:
- ✔️ Stacks of interlocked teeth that were regularly replaced.
16. Knowledge About Hadrosaurid Dinosaurs:
- ✔️ We've found mummified remains, many skeletons, and numerous trackways.
17. Distinguishing Feature of Marginocephalians:
- ✔️ A margin of bone protruding from the back of the skull.
18. Theories on Pachycephalosaurs' Skull Caps:
- ✔️ Head butting or flank butting.
19. Embryos Found in Protoceratops Eggs:
1. First Written Accounts of Dinosaur Bones:
- ✔️ China
2. President Known as the "Founding Father of Paleontology":
- ✔️ Thomas Jefferson
3. Perforate Acetabulae:
- ✔️ A hole in the hips where the thighbone (e.g., femur) attaches.
4. Dinosaur Renaissance:
- ✔️ An event in the 1960s that led to renewed interest in dinosaurs.
5. Reign of the "Dinosaurs":
- ✔️ 238 to 66.5 million years ago.
6. Bite Force of the American Alligator (FSU Research):
- ✔️ 3,000 lbs.
7. Loch Ness Monster:
- ✔️ Supposed to be a living Plesiosaur.
8. Most Common Rock Type for Dinosaur Fossils:
- ✔️ Sedimentary.
9. Characteristic Defining Ornithischia:
- ✔️ Bird-shaped hip bones.
, 10. Characteristic of Thyreophora:
- ✔️ Osteoderms (skin armor).
11. What is an Endocast?
- ✔️ A rock, latex, or CT scan copy of the brain.
12. Crazy Interpretations of Dinosaur Anatomy:
- ✔️ Paleontology is a field founded in geology.
13. Sexual Dimorphism:
- ✔️ When the sexes of animals look different.
14. Mystery in Dinosaur Biology:
- ✔️ Determining the sex of the individual.
15. Dental Battery:
- ✔️ Stacks of interlocked teeth that were regularly replaced.
16. Knowledge About Hadrosaurid Dinosaurs:
- ✔️ We've found mummified remains, many skeletons, and numerous trackways.
17. Distinguishing Feature of Marginocephalians:
- ✔️ A margin of bone protruding from the back of the skull.
18. Theories on Pachycephalosaurs' Skull Caps:
- ✔️ Head butting or flank butting.
19. Embryos Found in Protoceratops Eggs:
