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Prehistoric Animals Trivia Quiz

Prehistoric animals were not all dinosaurs. Here are some questions about other prehistoric animals.

A multiple-choice quiz by minch. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
minch

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
19,235

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
5

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
4 / 5

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12956

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Question 1 of 5

1. What feature of the sabre-toothed tigers gave them their name? Hint

whiskers

claws

lower teeth

upper teeth

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Question 2 of 5

2. Pterodactyls were ancestors of today's birds.

True

False

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Question 3 of 5

3. What early mammal is an extinct elephant? Hint

mammoth

dimetrodon

urus

megathere

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Question 4 of 5

4. The earliest ancestor of the horse was no bigger than a fox.

True

False

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Question 5 of 5

5. Where did the earliest animals live? Hint

in the sea

in trees

underground

on the seashore

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What feature of the sabre-toothed tigers gave them their name?

Answer: upper teeth

The sabre-toothed tiger's (or sabre-toothed cat) upper canine teeth were up to eight inches long and looked like sabres (swords). These early mammals were not related to present day tigers.

2. Pterodactyls were ancestors of today's birds.

Answer: False

Pterodactyls were flying reptiles. Their wings were made of skin that stretched between their long fingers. An early bird type of creature was the archaeopteryx, which some consider to be an ancestor of today's birds.

3. What early mammal is an extinct elephant?

Answer: mammoth

The mammoth looked similar to the elephants we know today, with a trunk and tusks. Its curved tusks were a lot longer though. Some mammoths were hairy. The urus is an extinct wild ox and the megathere an extinct large sloth. The dimetrodon was a reptile.

4. The earliest ancestor of the horse was no bigger than a fox.

Answer: True

The first horse was called eohippus and was very small. It had four toes on its front feet and three toes on its back feet.

5. Where did the earliest animals live?

Answer: in the sea

About 570 million years ago the only animal life was in the sea. One form of animal life was the trilobite. Many fossils of the trilobite have been found and can be seen in museums.

Source: Author minch

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