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1 Archaeopteryx etc
A quiz concerning one of the most fascinating fossil discoveries.
Difficult
10 Q
succubus
Oct 17 01
2007 plays
2 Mass Extinction Events
Scientists have identified a number of mass extinction events that have eliminated many species once present on Earth. How much do you known about them?
Difficult
15 Q
pshelton
Nov 15 07
1068 plays
3 A Brief History of Australopithecines
Australopithecines are our earliest human ancestors. How much do you know about the nearly one hundred years since their first discovery?
Difficult
10 Q
alliefarrell
Dec 03 06
843 plays
4 Meet the Ancestors
Apes and humans are believed to have evolved from common ancestors. How much do you know about the history of human evolution?
Tough
10 Q
jamesf
May 29 07
1173 plays
5 Dinosauria
My 30th quiz : a potpourri on one of my favorite topics - dinosaurs. I wish you good luck in testing your "dino" skills!
Tough
25 Q
Mr5
May 27 04
2385 plays
6 Hominid Family Names
Names of many members of our evolutionary family have changed over time due to new findings about the original fossils, genetic testing, etc. You should find this quiz as difficult as my first: Human Evolution vs. Creationism. Comments are welcomed.
Difficult
10 Q
RSKimball
Jun 26 08
354 plays
7 Ultimate Predators
Meet 10 of the most skilled and terrifying predators the Earth has ever seen.
Difficult
10 Q
Mr5
Dec 20 08
1005 plays
8 Fossil Finds near Lake Turkana
In the past thirty years, some of the world's most fascinating evolutionary finds have been excavated near Lake Turkana in northern Kenya. Here is a quiz to help keep you up to date with recent discoveries!
Difficult
10 Q
alliefarrell
Dec 27 06
504 plays
9 Dinosaur or Not?
What's a dinosaur? Any sort of great big extinct scaly reptile? Nope-- the dinosaurs were something of an exclusive club, with specialized requirements for membership. Take this quiz and test your powers of Dinosaur Determination!
Average
15 Q
pu2-ke-qi-ri
Jun 04 06
1497 plays
10 Dinosauria
This quiz focuses on those magnificent animals belonging to the class Dinosauria. Good luck.
Average
25 Q
GeniusBoy
Aug 07 01
2622 plays
11 The Burgess Shale
The Burgess Shale: the Cambrian explosion of life. But I'm mostly concerned about the weird and wacky critters that haunted that continental shelf 540 million years ago.
Tough
10 Q
pu2-ke-qi-ri
May 19 04
639 plays
12 Megalodon, terror of the oceans
Carcharodon megalodon is the ancestor of the great white shark, and the most fearsome predator that ever lived on land or sea.
Average
10 Q
annamc
Apr 17 06
630 plays
13 Andrewsarchus
Andrewsarchus lived millions of years ago. Let's see how much you know about this prehistoric beast.
Average
10 Q
Rome14
Feb 06 07
285 plays
14 Dinosaurs' Name Meanings
This is a quiz on dinosaur name meanings.
Average
10 Q
andaman
Jul 25 05
1287 plays
15 Dinosaur Etymology
Test your dinosaur knowledge.....trace out the roots.....achieve your goal.
Average
10 Q
navonil1
Nov 19 09
258 plays
16 Mass Extinctions
This is a quiz that people of all ages will know something about. It deals mainly with the extinction of the dinosaurs, but includes a few other questions on extinction. Have fun, and good luck!
Average
10 Q
Cooperphysics
May 27 02
2895 plays
17 Those Ravishing Rudists
Not nudists, RUDISTS. What is a rudist? Rudists are clams with delusions of grandeur. They were the major reef-builders during the...Hey! If you want to find out more, you should take this quiz, buddy! It'll be interesting-- I promise!
Average
10 Q
pu2-ke-qi-ri
Jun 19 05
438 plays
18 Dinosaur Names
Do you know how Dinosaur names are made? Each part of the name has a Greek or Latin meaning, and when you combine all the parts, you get the name. In this quiz I will give you the parts of the name, you choose which Dino it applies to.
Average
10 Q
Roswell
May 01 00
3318 plays
19 Saber-Tooth Cats
I did some research on these now extinct animals and wanted to share my knowledge. Good luck and I hope you learn something. I did while making the quiz!
Tough
10 Q
superferd
May 23 03
642 plays
20 Dinosaur Nomenclature
In this quiz I will give a dinosaur name, you must select the appropriate description based on the Greek or Latin roots of that name.
Average
10 Q
chadgar25
Nov 03 05
522 plays
21 Fossils and Dinosaurs
This quiz is about the fascinating dinosaurs of the Mesozoic Era and about the fossils known throughout prehistoric history. Have fun!
Difficult
10 Q
Jaminator16
Mar 03 07
555 plays
22 Pterosaurs: Rulers of the Sky
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.
Difficult
10 Q
thiefrikku
May 01 05
321 plays
23 Prehistoric Beasts
This will test your knowledge of beasts that lived before us but after the dinosaurs. Enjoy!
Tough
10 Q
goooooru
Nov 25 01
1239 plays
24 Identify The Dinosaur
If you had a time machine and could go back to the Age of Dinosaurs, just how good would you be at recognising the different types? Take this quiz to test your skills!
Very Difficult
10 Q
Velociraptor
Feb 15 06
618 plays
25 Test your "dino" skills
Dinosaurs are one of my passions, so I made my first quiz about them. I believe it is pretty easy (for a dinosaur lover that is). Have fun!
Tough
10 Q
Mr5
Oct 27 02
1404 plays
26 Extinct Sharks
Here is a mixture of questions mostly on extinct sharks.
Tough
10 Q
almach
Jul 18 01
402 plays
27 When Dinosaurs Roamed The World
Test your knowledge on WHEN dinosaurs and other prehistoric creatures lived. I will give you the name of a dinosaur or prehistoric creature and you determine WHEN it roamed.
Tough
20 Q
almach
Jul 18 01
750 plays
28 Fossilized Sharks
Here is a mixture of questions on extinct and modern day sharks.
Difficult
10 Q
almach
Jul 18 01
489 plays
29 Cretaceous or Jurassic?
10 Dinosaurs for you. When did they first appear, Jurassic or Cretaceous Era?
Average
10 Q
awkins
Apr 18 00
1440 plays
30 Random Paleontology Knowledge
This is pretty random Paleo knowledge, but some of it might be so specific as to be difficult. Not much dino stuff, seeing as that's pretty well covered.
Difficult
10 Q
whoneedsthesefacts
Jan 25 02
1062 plays
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This is category 65
Last Updated Feb 06 10 5:44 AM


Some sample questions from this category:

* This dinosaur's name means 'bent reptile.'
* This herbivore was the smallest of the largest dinosaurs. He was up to 90 feet long, 40 feet high and weighed 100 tons. Its long neck enabled it to reach food in high tree tops. Which dino is this?
* This dinosaur's name means 'different reptile.' He was a carnivore that grew to 40 feet an length and weighed up to 2 tons. It had a large head and blade-like fangs. Who is he?
* The dinosaur's name means 'stiff reptile.' This herbivore had tough, bony armor and a spiked, club like tail for defense.
* Which one resembled a giant armadillo?


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