BSC1005 Exam 4
The first written accounts of what turned out to be dinosaur bones came from where? - Answers-China
What President is often referred to as the "Founding Father of Paleontology" ? - Answers-Thomas
Jefferson
What is does the term perforate acetabulae mean? - Answers-A hole in the hips where the thighbone
(i.e. femur attaches)
What was the "Dinosaur renaissance"? - Answers-An event in the 1960s that led to renewed interest in
dinosaurs
When was the reign of the "dinosaurs"? - Answers-238 to 65.5 million years ago
FSU researchers determined the bite force of the American alligator. Those data were used to model
bite forces in giant fossil crocs and ultimately dinosaurs.
What was the value for the alligator? - Answers-3,000 lbs
The "Loch Ness Monster" is supposed to be a living - Answers-Plesiosaur
Most dinosaur fossils are found in what kind of rocks? - Answers-Sedimentary
What is a characteristic that defines Ornithichia? - Answers-Bird-shaped hip bones
The first written accounts of what turned out to be dinosaur bones came from where? - Answers-China
What President is often referred to as the "Founding Father of Paleontology" ? - Answers-Thomas
Jefferson
What is does the term perforate acetabulae mean? - Answers-A hole in the hips where the thighbone
(i.e. femur attaches)
What was the "Dinosaur renaissance"? - Answers-An event in the 1960s that led to renewed interest in
dinosaurs
When was the reign of the "dinosaurs"? - Answers-238 to 65.5 million years ago
FSU researchers determined the bite force of the American alligator. Those data were used to model
bite forces in giant fossil crocs and ultimately dinosaurs.
What was the value for the alligator? - Answers-3,000 lbs
The "Loch Ness Monster" is supposed to be a living - Answers-Plesiosaur
Most dinosaur fossils are found in what kind of rocks? - Answers-Sedimentary
What is a characteristic that defines Ornithichia? - Answers-Bird-shaped hip bones
