Quiz
1. This discovery of fossilized dinosaur eggs was especially important because:
- It proved that dinosaurs laid eggs.
- We learned about the existence of "sauropods"--very large plant-eaters.
- It was the first time skin from a dinosaur embryo had been discovered.
2. The dinosaurs that laid the eggs found in Argentina were pretty big--growing up to about 50 feet in length. How big would the baby dinosaurs have been if they had hatched?
- About four inches long.
- A little more than one foot long.
- Nearly five feet long.
3. How old are the dinosaur eggs recently found in Argentina?
- 700-900 thousand years ago.
- 7-9 million years ago.
- 70-90 million years ago.
4. What color were dinosaurs?
- Most of them were various shades of green, like modern-day lizards.
- Gray and brown, like elephants and hippopotamuses.
- No one knows what color dinosaurs were.
5. What size was the smallest dinosaur?
- The size of a large dog.
- The size of a horse.
- The size of a chicken.
1. This discovery of fossilized dinosaur eggs was especially important because:
It was the first time skin from a dinosaur embryo had been discovered.
2. The dinosaurs that laid the eggs found in Argentina were pretty big--growing up to about 50 feet in length. How big would the baby dinosaurs have been if they had hatched?
A little more than one foot long.
3. How old are the dinosaur eggs recently found in Argentina?
70-90 million years ago.
4. What color were dinosaurs?
No one knows what color dinosaurs were.
5. What size was the smallest dinosaur?
The size of a chicken.
You're a Compsognathus! Better luck next time, pipsqueak.
You're a regular sauropod. Not bad.
You're a Supersaurus! You rule-a-saurus!