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1. In the late Triassic and early Jurassic, in today's southwestern United States, there lived a genus of dinosaur, whose name in English means "hollow form". What's the scientific name of that dinosaur?
2. While the Jurassic was nearing its end, in western North America lived a genus of dinosaur whose name, translated into the English language, means "double beam". What's the scientific name of that dinosaur?
3. One of the most known dinosaur genera of the late Jurassic is Brontosaurus, one of the largest land animals ever existed. Yet there is another name for the genus, which has eclipsed the term "Brontosaurus" from usage in the scientific community. What is that name?
4. In the late Jurassic, in the western United States, lived the genus of Dryosaurus. The name "Dryosaurus" means "oak lizard", but why was the genus named so?
5. Going back to the early Jurassic, in today's Arizona, there lived a dinosaur genus with the name of Dilophosaurus. Why was that name given to the genus?
6. All geologic periods have their end and the Jurassic is no exception. Circa 145 million years ago, the Jurassic ended and the Cretaceous started. The name "Cretaceous" is derived from a Latin word, "Creta". What's the meaning of this word?
7. If I asked you if helmets had been invented during the Cretaceous, the answer would of course be a "No". Yet, in the late Cretaceous, there lived a dinosaur genus whose name means "helmet lizard". How is that genus commonly known?
8. During the late Cretaceous, ceratopsids were a common sight in today's North America. One of them and probably the most well-known of them, was Triceratops. Which of the following statements about Triceratops is false?
9. In 1922, paleontologist William Parks found the first fossils of a dinosaur genus named Parasaurolophus, in Alberta, Canada. The name "Parasaurolophus" means "near-crested lizard", in reference to Saurolophus, another genus with similar characteristics. In which of the following groups does the Parasaurolophus fit?
10. By far the most famous dinosaur is Tyrannosaurus, a genus which lived and dominated today's North America 67 to 66 million years ago, somewhat before the mass extinction at the end of the Cretaceous, victims of which were the dinosaurs. What was the name of the paleontologist who gave the name "Tyrannosaurus" to the genus?
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