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Prehistoric Marine Animal Quiz
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<section><h2><h2><strong>Prehistoric Marine Animal Quiz</strong></h2></h2></section><section><h2><h2><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/VHlkJnWZFVWTEuSmQijFs2uQagVv75wb9RR_Auo06GMBPY-UdsTabeg-NeHLnEt6NV1fY7RrwB_mx4zZixUDgC6ikClUlWZPWnYKPVMRF7uXPtcweem2KfOtHkV-Z_Qxs-ySRJ85=s0" width="624" height="148" /></h2><h2>This is a skeleton of which prehistoric marine reptile?</h2></h2></section><section><h3><h2>What does the name ichthyosaur mean?</h2></h3></section><section><h3><h2>The giant prehistoric shark Carcharocles Megalodon had serrated teeth. True or False?</h2></h3></section><section><h3><h2>Mosasaurs had extra teeth on the roof of their mouths (pterygoid teeth). Which of these living animals has these teeth?</h2></h3></section><section><h3><h2>Archelon is an extinct marine turtle. How heavy do paleontologists think they might have been?</h2></h3></section><section><h3><h2>Thalattosuchia are an extinct group of marine reptiles that are related to which modern animal?</h2></h3></section><section><h3><h2>Medieval Europeans called these fossils ''snake stones'' because of their resemblance to coiled snakes. What were they actually?</h2></h3></section><section><h3><h2>The largest prehistoric marine reptile was an ichthyosaur (Shastasaurus sikanniensis) that was nearly 21 metres long. But there is an animal living in our oceans today that is even bigger! True or False?</h2></h3></section><section><h3><h2>Which of these is an extinct marine reptile found in Aotearoa / New Zealand?</h2></h3></section><section><h3><h2>Approximately 66 million years ago an asteroid hit the earth, causing a mass extinction known as the Cretaceous Paleogene (K-Pg) extinction event. Which of these marine reptiles survived?</h2></h3></section><section><h2></h2><p>Don't fret! Even the best paleontologists have to start somewhere. Hit the prehistoric books and give it another go!</p></section><section><h3></h3><p>Not bad at all! You can certainly tell your ichthyosaurus from your mosasaurus, but are you ready to become a pro paleontologist? </p></section><section><h3></h3><p>Someone's been doing their prehistoric homework! Just a little more paleontology practice and you might get a perfect score. </p></section><section><h3></h3><p>Fantastic work! It's time to dust off your pickaxe and brushes and get excavating!</p></section>
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