BSC1005 EXAM 4 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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
What characterizes a member of the Thyreophora? - Answers - Osteoderms (= skin
armor)
What is an endocast? - Answers - A rock, latex or CT scan copy of the brain
Why are there so many crazy interpretations of what dinosaurs were doing with their
anatomy, especially for those found long ago? - Answers - Paleontology is a field
founded in Geology
What is sexual dimorphism? - Answers - When the sexes of animals look different
One of the biggest mysteries with regard to dinosaur biology that Dr. Erickson talked
about is? - Answers - What is the sex of the individual
What is a dental battery? - Answers - Stacks of interlocked teeth that were regularly
replaced
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
What characterizes a member of the Thyreophora? - Answers - Osteoderms (= skin
armor)
What is an endocast? - Answers - A rock, latex or CT scan copy of the brain
Why are there so many crazy interpretations of what dinosaurs were doing with their
anatomy, especially for those found long ago? - Answers - Paleontology is a field
founded in Geology
What is sexual dimorphism? - Answers - When the sexes of animals look different
One of the biggest mysteries with regard to dinosaur biology that Dr. Erickson talked
about is? - Answers - What is the sex of the individual
What is a dental battery? - Answers - Stacks of interlocked teeth that were regularly
replaced
