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Dinosaur Ages Trivia Quiz

In which period do the following dinosaurs belong? It's your job to work it out!

A multiple-choice quiz by quark16. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
quark16

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
188,671

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
815

Last 3 plays: Guest 172 (7/10), Guest 73 (7/10), Guest 85 (4/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Saltasaurus was a relatively small Argentinian sauropod. In which period does it belong? Hint

Jurassic Period

Cretaceous Period

Triassic Period

Permian Period

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Question 2 of 10

2. In what third of the Mesozoic did Herrerasaurus thrive? Hint

Jurassic Period

All

Cretaceous Period

Triassic Period

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Question 3 of 10

3. The unusual lizard Psittacosaurus rose and fell in what Age? Hint

None

Triassic Period

Cretaceous Period

Jurassic Period

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Question 4 of 10

4. What period was it when the plated lizard Kentrosaurus softly stomped the Earth? Hint

Paleocene Period

Cretaceous Period

Jurassic Period

Triassic Period

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Question 5 of 10

5. In which period did the climax of Coelophysis happen? Hint

Jurassic Period

It wasn't a dinosaur

Cretaceous Period

Triassic Period

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Question 6 of 10

6. When was the time of Minmi? Hint

You made it up!

Jurassic Period

Cretaceous Period

Triassic Period

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which era housed the grand Giganotosarus? Hint

Triassic Period

Jurassic & Cretaceous Periods

Jurassic Period

Cretaceous Period

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Question 8 of 10

8. In which age did Pollodon dwell? Hint

Cretaceous Period

None - it doesn't exist

Jurassic Period

Triassic Period

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Question 9 of 10

9. The great sauropod Cetiosaurus inhabited what part of the Mesozoic? Hint

Jurassic Period

Triassic Period

Cretaceous Period

Triassic & Cretaceous Periods

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Question 10 of 10

10. Dimetrodon lived in what section of the Earth's timeline? Hint

Permian, it wasn't a dinosaur

Cretaceous

Permian, it was a dinosaur

Carboniferous

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Saltasaurus was a relatively small Argentinian sauropod. In which period does it belong?

Answer: Cretaceous Period

There were no dinosaurs in the Permian. The Triassic didn't host any sauropods, and Saltasaurus is a weird sauropod, due to the fact that it existed one age too late to see his big brothers.

2. In what third of the Mesozoic did Herrerasaurus thrive?

Answer: Triassic Period

Herrerasaurus was one of the first dinosaurs. It used to dwell in the Triassic plains and mountains, and it later bred what would evolve into the great carnivores.

3. The unusual lizard Psittacosaurus rose and fell in what Age?

Answer: Cretaceous Period

Psittacosaurus, the parrot lizard, was the ancestor of the protoceratopsians and ceratopsians, (e.g. Triceratops), which basically ruled the late Cretaceous herbivore world.

4. What period was it when the plated lizard Kentrosaurus softly stomped the Earth?

Answer: Jurassic Period

The Paleocene, 65 to 55 million years ago, came to life after all dinosaurs had gone. Since stegosaurs did not survive to the end of the Cretaceous, Kentrosaurus must have been Jurassic.

5. In which period did the climax of Coelophysis happen?

Answer: Triassic Period

Coelophysis was a famous early Triassic carnivore.

6. When was the time of Minmi?

Answer: Cretaceous Period

No, I didn't make it up, and Minmi is the shortest-named dinosaur of all! This ornithischian inhabited Cretaceous grasslands.

7. Which era housed the grand Giganotosarus?

Answer: Cretaceous Period

Giganotosaurus was the largest known meat-eating dinosaur, even larger than T-Rex or Spinosaurus. It lived in Argentina with Saltasaurus, and could have fed on it.

8. In which age did Pollodon dwell?

Answer: None - it doesn't exist

I created it. Let me just tell you what it looks like in my imagination: its short tail is abruptly dwarfed by its bulking body, typical of the sauropod it is. Its head is promptly on top of its straight neck, and its four legs can hold its seventy-tonne bulk.

9. The great sauropod Cetiosaurus inhabited what part of the Mesozoic?

Answer: Jurassic Period

Cetiosaurus, "Whale Lizard", due to the fact of its bulk, was another late Jurassic titan, and shared the available Jurassic vegetation with other giants such as Brachiosaurus and Camarasaurus.

10. Dimetrodon lived in what section of the Earth's timeline?

Answer: Permian, it wasn't a dinosaur

I'm sorry if you thought this quiz featured 100% original dinosaurs, but I wanted to ring the changes a bit.

Source: Author quark16

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