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6 pages

Written in 2023/2024

Grade A+

STANFORDGRADESS

What were the first dinosaurs described in Europe? In North America? Who described them? - Megalosaurus (British, Buckland); Iguanadon (British; Mantell); Hylaeosaurus (British; Mantell); Deinodon (American, Leidy); Trachodon (American, Leidy); Hadrosaurus (American; Leidy) Who introduced the term Dinosauria and what does it mean? - The term "Dinosauria" was invented by Sir Richard Owen in 1842 to describe these "fearfully great reptiles," specifically Megalosaurus, Iguanodon, and H...

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9 pages

Written in 2022/2023

Grade A+

Tulloch

In what time period, did the Dinosaurs originate? a) Silurian b) Permian c) Triassic d) Jurassic e) Cretaceous f) Paleogene c) Triassic At the end of which time period, did the Dinosaurs die out? a) Silurian b) Permian

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113 pages

Written in 2023/2024

Grade A+

STANFORDGRADESS

OrnithischianClade of dinosaurs- Herbivores; horned-face dinosaurs;had pelvic structure similar to birds (i.e triceratops, stegosaurus) SaurischianCarnivores; differentiated from ornithischians by their forward pointing pubis SauropodHerbivores, long- necked, massive in size, 5 toes; first appeared in Triassic period, includes largest animals to ever live on land TheropodA group of Saurischian dinosaurs; mid Triassic- Cretaceous, dominant terrestrial carnivores. found w/ a lizard in i...

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9 pages

Written in 2023/2024

Grade A+

STANFORDGRADESS