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Pterosaurs: Rulers of the Sky

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Fun Trivia : Quizzes : Paleontology : Pterosaurs: Rulers of the Sky

Introduction:
"My first quiz will test your knowledge of Pterosaurs, bird-like creatures that ruled the air back in the times when dinosaurs ruled the earth."


1. OK, let's get things started! "Pterosaur" means:
    Bird Lizard
    Winged Lizard
    Big Beak Lizard
    Dragon Lizard


2. When did the pterosaurs first appear?
    The Triassic period
    The Cretaceous period
    The Jurassic period
    The Cambrian period


3. The earlier pterosaurs had stumps for tails.
    True
    False


4. What was unique about the Pterodaustro?
    It fed by picking insects off of large dinosaurs
    Its lower teeth were like the baleen of a whale
    It existed for a longer period of time than any other species
    Its crest resembled the horns of a bull


5. What strange looking Pterosaur had a head and neck that were each longer than its body?
    Huanhepterus
    Nyctosaurus
    Criorhynchus
    Tropeognathus


6. What was the largest known pterosaur?
    Pteranodon
    Rhamphorhynchus
    Ornithodesmus
    Quetzalcoatlus


7. What was the smallest known pterosaur?
    Tapejara
    Dimorphodon
    Anurognathus
    Sordes


8. What genus of pterosaurs appeared in Michael Crichton's book 'Jurassic Park'?
    Pteranodon
    No pterosaurs were in the book
    Pteradactyl
    Cearadactyl


9. Pterosaurs are made up of two groups: the earlier rhamphorhynchoids and the later...
    pteranodontids
    quetzalcoatlids
    monophyletic group
    pterodactyloids


10. How did pterosaurs walk?
    They were unable to walk
    On their hind legs, like a bird
    It is not known for sure
    On all fours, like a bat


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