FSU BSC 1005 Living with Dinosaurs Exam
Guide |117 Questions and Answers
Paleontologist - -someone who studies "ancient organisms"
-Paleobiology - -the study of "ancient life" (of dinosaurs)
-The first written accounts of dinosaurs were where? - -China
-Srcrotum humanum - -The first proper scientific name given to a dinosaur remains.
- Megalosaur thigh bone;
-Reverend William Buckland - -credited with scientifically naming: the first scientifically
valid Dino.
- Named is "Megalosaurus"
-Cuvier - -Discovered things can and do go extinct and did this by using the *Mosasaurus*
-Richard Owen - -Created the name "Dinosauria" or "fearfully great reptiles" in 1842
-Thomas Jefferson - -considered one of the founding fathers of paleontology
-Thomas Jefferson - -Which president was a Fossil Fanatic
- he was nicknamed "Mr. Mammoth"
-Louis Dollo - -First dinosaur *paleobiologist*
-Deinonychus - -Discovery by John Ostrum in 1964, shifted away from dino's being slow
and lumber
-Megalosaurus - -- *First valid dinosaur*,
- people weren't excited b/c they were more fascinated w/possibility of 30 ft. crocodiles
-Deinonychus - -called "Terrible claw," a velociraptor.
-First Dino that interested people - start Dino renaissance
-*Bakker* took the idea of the Deinonychus and ran with it (Claimed all Dinosaurs were
physically like birds);
- interest in dinosaur research soared - -What started the dinosaur renaissance?
-Iguanodon - -What was the first described herbivores dinosaur?
- (one of first dinosaurs ever found)
-Iguana Tooth - -What Does IGUANADON stand for?
, -Giddeon Mantell - -Who discovered the IGUANADON?
-Archosaurian reptiles - -What includes crocodilians, pterosaurs and "dinosauromorphs?"
-Archosaurian Reptiles - -These are:
-Extinct flying reptiles; have teeth in sockets AND have erect posture
-pterosaurs and "dinosauromorphs" - -Which of the two relatives is the closest related to
dinosaurs?
-*Ornithischians* - "bird hips"
*Saurischians* - "lizard hips" - -What are 2 Types of dinosaurs
-Characteristics of: Ornithischians -- "bird hips" - -pelvic bones shaped like those of birds;
pubis pointed backward, *herbivorous*
-Characteristic of: Saurischian -- "Lizard Hips" - -Pelvic like lizards; pubis bone pointed
forward (like T-Rex); *Carnivores*
-Thyrephora + Cerapoda - -What are the 2 Groups of Ornithischians:
-Thyrephora Group - -"shield bearers", herbivores,
- *Osteoderms* - Bones in skin
-Ankylosaurs - -"fused lizard"
-Stegosaurus - -What has leaf shaped teeth, olfactory bulbs
-Saurischians -- "lizard hips" - -pelvic like lizards; pubis pointed forward
- (Ex. T-Rex)
-T-Rex - -What is an example of a Saurischian?
-Characteristics of: *Cerapoda Group* (Biggest) - -spike thumbed iguanodonts,
duck bill,
bone heads,
horned dinosaurs
-Spiked Thumbs - thought to be used for defense. - -What was a UNIQUE Trait the
Iguanadonts possessed and what were they used for?
-*Ornithopoda Hadrosaurs* (duck bills) AND *Marginocephalia* (bone heads & horned
Dinos) - -What are the 2 subgroups of the *Cerapoda*
-Heterodontosaurs - -- Had two different kinds of teeth shaped like mammals,
Guide |117 Questions and Answers
Paleontologist - -someone who studies "ancient organisms"
-Paleobiology - -the study of "ancient life" (of dinosaurs)
-The first written accounts of dinosaurs were where? - -China
-Srcrotum humanum - -The first proper scientific name given to a dinosaur remains.
- Megalosaur thigh bone;
-Reverend William Buckland - -credited with scientifically naming: the first scientifically
valid Dino.
- Named is "Megalosaurus"
-Cuvier - -Discovered things can and do go extinct and did this by using the *Mosasaurus*
-Richard Owen - -Created the name "Dinosauria" or "fearfully great reptiles" in 1842
-Thomas Jefferson - -considered one of the founding fathers of paleontology
-Thomas Jefferson - -Which president was a Fossil Fanatic
- he was nicknamed "Mr. Mammoth"
-Louis Dollo - -First dinosaur *paleobiologist*
-Deinonychus - -Discovery by John Ostrum in 1964, shifted away from dino's being slow
and lumber
-Megalosaurus - -- *First valid dinosaur*,
- people weren't excited b/c they were more fascinated w/possibility of 30 ft. crocodiles
-Deinonychus - -called "Terrible claw," a velociraptor.
-First Dino that interested people - start Dino renaissance
-*Bakker* took the idea of the Deinonychus and ran with it (Claimed all Dinosaurs were
physically like birds);
- interest in dinosaur research soared - -What started the dinosaur renaissance?
-Iguanodon - -What was the first described herbivores dinosaur?
- (one of first dinosaurs ever found)
-Iguana Tooth - -What Does IGUANADON stand for?
, -Giddeon Mantell - -Who discovered the IGUANADON?
-Archosaurian reptiles - -What includes crocodilians, pterosaurs and "dinosauromorphs?"
-Archosaurian Reptiles - -These are:
-Extinct flying reptiles; have teeth in sockets AND have erect posture
-pterosaurs and "dinosauromorphs" - -Which of the two relatives is the closest related to
dinosaurs?
-*Ornithischians* - "bird hips"
*Saurischians* - "lizard hips" - -What are 2 Types of dinosaurs
-Characteristics of: Ornithischians -- "bird hips" - -pelvic bones shaped like those of birds;
pubis pointed backward, *herbivorous*
-Characteristic of: Saurischian -- "Lizard Hips" - -Pelvic like lizards; pubis bone pointed
forward (like T-Rex); *Carnivores*
-Thyrephora + Cerapoda - -What are the 2 Groups of Ornithischians:
-Thyrephora Group - -"shield bearers", herbivores,
- *Osteoderms* - Bones in skin
-Ankylosaurs - -"fused lizard"
-Stegosaurus - -What has leaf shaped teeth, olfactory bulbs
-Saurischians -- "lizard hips" - -pelvic like lizards; pubis pointed forward
- (Ex. T-Rex)
-T-Rex - -What is an example of a Saurischian?
-Characteristics of: *Cerapoda Group* (Biggest) - -spike thumbed iguanodonts,
duck bill,
bone heads,
horned dinosaurs
-Spiked Thumbs - thought to be used for defense. - -What was a UNIQUE Trait the
Iguanadonts possessed and what were they used for?
-*Ornithopoda Hadrosaurs* (duck bills) AND *Marginocephalia* (bone heads & horned
Dinos) - -What are the 2 subgroups of the *Cerapoda*
-Heterodontosaurs - -- Had two different kinds of teeth shaped like mammals,
