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Prehistoric Who am I? Part 7 Trivia Quiz


Welcome to Prehistoric Who am I? Part 7. In this quiz, you'll meet twenty-five animals from the Late Cretaceous and Tertiary periods.

A multiple-choice quiz by ElusiveDream. Estimated time: 7 mins.
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Author
ElusiveDream
Time
7 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
378,163
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
25
Difficulty
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Avg Score
16 / 25
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Question 1 of 25
1. Who am I? I'm a small Nodosaur with a name meaning "Animated living fortress". I lived in the USA during the Cenomanian and Turonian stages of the late Cretaceous period. Hint


Question 2 of 25
2. Who am I? I lived in England during the Cenomanian stage of the late Cretaceous period. I'm a medium-sized Nodosaur and my name means "Lizard without a weapon". Hint


Question 3 of 25
3. My name means "Wandering shield". I'm a large Ankylosaur and I lived in Mexico during the Campanian stage of the late Cretaceous period. Who am I? Hint


Question 4 of 25
4. The largest of the Ankylosaurs, my name means "Fused lizard". My back was covered in bony armour and I carried a heavy club on the end of my tail. I lived in Canada and the USA during the Maastrichitian stage of the late Cretaceous period. Who am I? Hint


Question 5 of 25
5. I lived in Mongolia during the Campanian stage of the late Cretaceous period. I was a large Ankylosaur with a name meaning "Beautiful one". Who am I? Hint


Question 6 of 25
6. Who am I? I was a large Ankylosaur with a name meaning "Wicker tail". I lived in Mongolia during the Cenomanian and Turonian stages of the late Cretaceous period. Hint


Question 7 of 25
7. Who am I? My name means "V-shaped thief". I was a tiny mammal, similar in appearance to a modern Elephant shrew. I lived in Mongolia during the Campanian stage of the late Cretaceous period? Hint


Question 8 of 25
8. Who am I? My name means "Gaston's bird", though I'm better-known by my second name, Diatryma. I was a flightless bird that stood just over six feet tall. I lived in France, Germany, England and the USA from the Thanetian stage of the Palaeocene epoch to the Ypresian stage Eocene epochs in the Tertiary period. Hint


Question 9 of 25
9. I lived in Australia and South America during the entire Tertiary period. I was a small primitive mammal that resembled the modern platypus. My name means "Tough tooth". Who am I? Hint


Question 10 of 25
10. My name means "Dawn ghost". I was a small and rather unusual mammal and I lived in Germany during the Ypresian stage of the Eocene epoch in the Tertiary period. Who am I? Hint


Question 11 of 25
11. I was a small primitive mammal, similar to the modern Desert rat. My name means "Delicate weasle" and I lived in Germany from the Thanetian stage of the Palaeocene epoch to the Ypresian stage of the Eocene epoch in the lower Tertiary period. Who am I? Hint


Question 12 of 25
12. Who am I? My name means "Like a big one". I lived in the USA during the Selandian and Thanetian stages of the Palaeocene epoch in the lower Tertiary period and I was a large mammal that, in some ways, resembled a bear. Hint


Question 13 of 25
13. Who am I? I was one of the earliest ancestors of modern hoofed mammals, though I had a rather dog-like appearance. I lived in the USA from the Thanetian stage of the Palaeocene epoch to the Lutetian stage of the Eocene epoch in the lower Tertiary period and my name means "Obvious teeth". Hint


Question 14 of 25
14. Who am I? My name means "Middle claw". I lived in the USA during the Ypresian and Lutetian stages of the Eocene epoch in the lower Tertiary period and, in some ways, my appearance resembled a wolf. Hint


Question 15 of 25
15. I resembled a rhinoceros and lived in Africa from the Bartonian stage of the Eocene epoch to the Chattian stage of the Oligocene epoch in the lower Tertiary period. My name means "Arsinoe's beast". Who am I? Hint


Question 16 of 25
16. I lived in the USA from the Bartonian stage of the Eocene epoch to the Rupelian stage of the Oligocene epoch in the lower Tertiary period. I was a small mammal with a name meaning "Middle horse". Who am I? Hint


Question 17 of 25
17. My name means "Dawn titan-face". I was a small mammal belonging to a group called the Brontotheres. I lived in the USA during the Ypresian stage of the Eocene epoch in the lower Tertiary period. Who am I? Hint


Question 18 of 25
18. Who am I? I was the largest of the Brontotheres. My name means "Big horned head", though I'm better-known by my second name, Brontotherium. I lived in the USA from the Priabonian stage of the Eocene epoch to the Rupelian stage of the Oligocene epoch in the lower Tertiary period. Hint


Question 19 of 25
19. Who I am? I was a small animal related to the modern Tapir. I lived in the USA during the Ypresian stage of the Eocene epoch in the early Tertiary period. My name means "Seven teeth". Hint


Question 20 of 25
20. Who am I? With a name meaning "Indric beast", I was among the largest prehistoric mammals. I'm a relative of the modern Rhinoceros and I lived in China, Mongolia and Pakistan from the Priabonian stage of the Eocene epoch to the Chattian stage of the Oligocene epoch in the early Tertiary period. Hint


Question 21 of 25
21. I was a small primitive mammal which, in some ways, resembled a rabbit. My name means "South pillar face" and I lived in South America during the Ypresian stage of the Eocene epoch in the early Tertiary period. Who am I? Hint


Question 22 of 25
22. A medium-sized primitive hoofed mammal, I resembled a Hippopotamus. I lived in South America during the Rupelian and Chattian stages of the Oligocene epoch in the early Tertiary period. I was named after the man who sponsored the expedition that found me. Who am I? Hint


Question 23 of 25
23. I lived in the USA during the Aquitanian and Burdigalian stages of the Miocene epoch in the late Tertiary period. I was a primitive even-toed hoofed mammal that resembled a giant pig and my name means "Hostile tooth". Who am I? Hint


Question 24 of 25
24. Who am I? I belonged to a group called Tylopods, which were primitive relatives of the modern camel. However, unlike my modern relatives, I could climb trees. I lived in the USA from the Bartonian stage of the Eocene epoch to the Chattian stage of the Oligocene epoch in the early Tertiary period and my name means "Coarse pig". Hint


Question 25 of 25
25. Who am I? My name means "Ancient hoof". I was a small mammal, whose modern relatives are deer and camels. I lived in China during the Bartonian and Priabonian stages of the Eocene epoch in the early Tertiary period. Hint



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1. Who am I? I'm a small Nodosaur with a name meaning "Animated living fortress". I lived in the USA during the Cenomanian and Turonian stages of the late Cretaceous period.

Answer: Animantarx

Nodosaurs were primitive members of the Ankylosaur family. Named by K. Carpenter, J. I. Kirkland, D. L. Burge and J. Bird in 1999, Animantarx is known from remains consisting of a partial skull as well as pieces of the ribs, legs and backbone. It was relatively small, measuring around three metres long.

The other animals listed were also Nodosaurs. Niobrarasaurus means "Lizard from the Niobrara chalk", Edmontonia means "From Edmonton" and Struthiosaurus means "Ostrich lizard".
2. Who am I? I lived in England during the Cenomanian stage of the late Cretaceous period. I'm a medium-sized Nodosaur and my name means "Lizard without a weapon".

Answer: Anoplosaurus

Named by Harry Govier Seeley in 1878, Anoplosaurus was found early in the history of dinosaur discovery and was once thought to be related to Iguanodon. It's known from a partial skeleton consisting of a jawbone, pieces of the ribs and legs and some vertebrae from the neck and back.

The other animals listed were also Nodosaurs. Silvisaurus means "Forest lizard", Panoplosaurus means "Totally armoured lizard" and Sauropelta means "Lizard shield".
3. My name means "Wandering shield". I'm a large Ankylosaur and I lived in Mexico during the Campanian stage of the late Cretaceous period. Who am I?

Answer: Aletopelta

Named by T. L. Ford and J. I. Kirkland in 2001, Aletopelta's name refers to the fact that it was discovered in California, USA, in a rock sequence that had moved north from Mexico at the end of the Cretaceous. The only known specimen consists of the legs, teeth and armour.

The other animals listed were also Ankylosaurs. Crichtonsaurus means "Crichton's lizard", Cedarpelta means "Cedar shield" and Gobisaurus means "Lizard from the Gobi Desert".
4. The largest of the Ankylosaurs, my name means "Fused lizard". My back was covered in bony armour and I carried a heavy club on the end of my tail. I lived in Canada and the USA during the Maastrichitian stage of the late Cretaceous period. Who am I?

Answer: Ankylosaurus

Named by Barnum Brown in 1908, Ankylosaurus was the largest and last of the Ankylosaurs. However, it's known only from a skull and a few pieces of armour and vertebrae. Its tail club, made from two large solid pieces of bone, was likely used as a weapon. If swung with considerable force, it could have easily broken the legs of a large predator.

The other animals listed were also Ankylosaurs. Shanxia means "From Shanxi Province", Tsagantegia means "From Tsagan Teg" and Dyoplosaurus means "Double-armoured lizard".
5. I lived in Mongolia during the Campanian stage of the late Cretaceous period. I was a large Ankylosaur with a name meaning "Beautiful one". Who am I?

Answer: Saichania

Named by Teresa Maryanska in 1977, the meaning of Saichania refers to the state of the fossil's preservation. It's known from two complete skulls and an almost complete skeleton. Like other Ankylosaurs, it was a herbivore, feeding on low-growing vegetation.

The other animals listed were also Ankylosaurs. Nodocephalosaurus means "Node-headed lizard", Tarchia means "Brainy" and Tianzhenosaurus means "Lizard from Tianzhen".
6. Who am I? I was a large Ankylosaur with a name meaning "Wicker tail". I lived in Mongolia during the Cenomanian and Turonian stages of the late Cretaceous period.

Answer: Talarurus

Named by E. A. Maleev in 1952, Talarurus is known from at least five individual specimens. Its name refers to the interwoven tendons that kept its tail straight and stiff.

The other animals listed were also Ankylosaurs. Euoplocephalus means "Well-armoured head", Maleevus means "From E. A. Maleev" and Pinacosaurus means "Plank lizard".
7. Who am I? My name means "V-shaped thief". I was a tiny mammal, similar in appearance to a modern Elephant shrew. I lived in Mongolia during the Campanian stage of the late Cretaceous period?

Answer: Zalambdalestes

Named by William King Gregory and George Gaylord Simpson in 1926, Zalambdalestes is one of the few late Cretaceous mammals for which an almost complete skeleton is known. It probably fed on ground-dwelling insects such as beetles.

The other animals listed were also early mammals. Ukhaatherium means "Mammal from Ukhaa Tolgod", Cimolestes means "Insect thief" and Cimexomys means "Insect mouse".
8. Who am I? My name means "Gaston's bird", though I'm better-known by my second name, Diatryma. I was a flightless bird that stood just over six feet tall. I lived in France, Germany, England and the USA from the Thanetian stage of the Palaeocene epoch to the Ypresian stage Eocene epochs in the Tertiary period.

Answer: Gastornis

The Tertiary period consisted of five time periods: the Palaeocene epoch, the Eocene epoch, the Oligocene epoch, the Miocene epoch and the Pliocene epoch.

Discovered near Paris, France, in 1855, Gastornis was originally named after its discoverer, Gaston Plante. In the 1870s, in Wyoming, USA, famous palaeontologist, Edward Cope, discovered the remains of a giant bird and named it Diatryma (meaning "Through hole"). However, it was eventually shown that Gastornis and Diatryma were the same animal. An animal can only have one name, therefore Gastornis (the first name given) is the official name.

The other animals listed were also birds. Copepteryx means "Oar wing", Presbyornis means "Elderly bird" and Neocathartes means "New vulture".
9. I lived in Australia and South America during the entire Tertiary period. I was a small primitive mammal that resembled the modern platypus. My name means "Tough tooth". Who am I?

Answer: Obdurodon

Named by Michael Archer and Dick Tedford in 1975, Obdurodon is known from a single partial skeleton consisting of the skull and parts of the pelvis. The main difference between Obdurodon and the modern platypus is the presence of teeth in the jaws. While modern platypus only have teeth as juveniles, Obdurodon retained its teeth throughout its entire life.

The other animals listed were also primitive mammals. Ptilodus means "Soft-haired one", Psittacotherium means "Parrot beast" and Taeniolabis means "Ribbon lips".
10. My name means "Dawn ghost". I was a small and rather unusual mammal and I lived in Germany during the Ypresian stage of the Eocene epoch in the Tertiary period. Who am I?

Answer: Eomanis

Named by Gerhard Storch in 1978, Eomanis is the earliest-known pangolin. Like its modern relatives, Eomanis was covered in hard scales that overlapped, allowing it to curl up into an armoured ball when danger threatened. It was an omnivore, eating both insects and vegetation.

The other animals listed were also primitive mammals. Riostegotherium means "Roofed mammal from the river", Metacheiromys means "Next to Cheiromys" and Eurotamandua means "European Tamandua".
11. I was a small primitive mammal, similar to the modern Desert rat. My name means "Delicate weasle" and I lived in Germany from the Thanetian stage of the Palaeocene epoch to the Ypresian stage of the Eocene epoch in the lower Tertiary period. Who am I?

Answer: Leptictidium

Named by Heinz Tobien in 1962, Leptictidium is known from a number of complete skeletons, though palaeontologists still aren't sure on its method of locomotion. Its long legs seem to indicate that it moved around by hopping, in a way that's similar to today's kangaroos.

The other animals listed were also small primitive mammals. Eomys means "Early mouse", Icaronycteris means "Icarus night flyer" and Palaeoryctes means "Early digger".
12. Who am I? My name means "Like a big one". I lived in the USA during the Selandian and Thanetian stages of the Palaeocene epoch in the lower Tertiary period and I was a large mammal that, in some ways, resembled a bear.

Answer: Titanoides

Named by J. W. Gidley in 1917, Titanoides is known from multiple specimens with at least five different species and belonged to a group called Pantodonts. Despite its bear-like appearance, it was a herbivore, using its long canine teeth to dig up the roots of small trees and bushes.

The other animals listed were also Pantodonts. Barylambda means "Broad wave", Coryphodon means "Peaked tooth" and Pantolambda means "Completely waved".
13. Who am I? I was one of the earliest ancestors of modern hoofed mammals, though I had a rather dog-like appearance. I lived in the USA from the Thanetian stage of the Palaeocene epoch to the Lutetian stage of the Eocene epoch in the lower Tertiary period and my name means "Obvious teeth".

Answer: Phenacodus

Named by Edward Drinker Cope in 1881, there are several Phenacodus species. It belonged to a group called Condylarths, which tended to look like dogs, although they were actually herbivores.

The other animals listed were also Condylarths. Chriacus means "Useful", Protungulatum means "First hoof" and Hyopsodus means "Like a pig".
14. Who am I? My name means "Middle claw". I lived in the USA during the Ypresian and Lutetian stages of the Eocene epoch in the lower Tertiary period and, in some ways, my appearance resembled a wolf.

Answer: Mesonyx

Named by Edward Drinker Cope in 1872, Mesonyx is known from a number of specimens discovered in China and the USA. It belonged to a group called Mesonychids and, despite its dog-like appearance, may in fact be more closely related to whales.

The other animals listed were also Mesonychids. Pachyaena means "Thick pig", Andrewsarchus means "Andrews' beast" and Harpagolestes means "Grapnel stealer".
15. I resembled a rhinoceros and lived in Africa from the Bartonian stage of the Eocene epoch to the Chattian stage of the Oligocene epoch in the lower Tertiary period. My name means "Arsinoe's beast". Who am I?

Answer: Arsinoitherium

Named by H. G. C. Beadnell in 1902, Arsinoitherium was a large herbivorous mammal known from a number of almost-complete skeletons. Its most obvious feature is the pair of massive nose horns.

The other animals listed were also large primitive mammals. Prodinoceras means "Before Dinoceras", Trogosus means "Cave one" and Uintatherium means "Uinta beast".
16. I lived in the USA from the Bartonian stage of the Eocene epoch to the Rupelian stage of the Oligocene epoch in the lower Tertiary period. I was a small mammal with a name meaning "Middle horse". Who am I?

Answer: Mesohippus

Named by Othniel Charles Marsh in 1876, Mesohippus is known from a number of specimens and represents a change from the small forest-dwelling horses of the early Tertiary to the larger plains-dwelling horses of the late Tertiary. A herbivore, it fed on twigs and fruit, and was likely prey for carnivores such as Hyaenodon.

The other animals listed were also primitive horses. Hyracotherium means "Hyrax mammal", Epihippus means "Marginal horse" and Palaeotherium means "Ancient mammal".
17. My name means "Dawn titan-face". I was a small mammal belonging to a group called the Brontotheres. I lived in the USA during the Ypresian stage of the Eocene epoch in the lower Tertiary period. Who am I?

Answer: Eotitanops

Named by Henry Fairfield Osborn in 1907, Eotitanops was a small rabbit-sized animal that lived in the forests of the early Eocene. It was the earliest-known Brontothere. Its teeth show that it browsed of soft leaves.

The other animals listed were also Brontotheres. Aktautitan means "Titan from Aktau Mountain", Nanotitanops means "Dwarf titan-face" and Dolichorhinus means "Narrow snout".
18. Who am I? I was the largest of the Brontotheres. My name means "Big horned head", though I'm better-known by my second name, Brontotherium. I lived in the USA from the Priabonian stage of the Eocene epoch to the Rupelian stage of the Oligocene epoch in the lower Tertiary period.

Answer: Megacerops

Named by Joseph Leidy in 1870 and known from multiple specimens, Megacerops and Brontotherium ("Thunder beast") were originally thought to be two different animals, but it's now known that they're actually the same. Therefore, Megacerops (the first name given) is the valid name.

The other animals listed were also Brontotheres. Protitanotherium means "Early titan beast", Embolotherium means "Battering ram beast" and Palaeosyops means "Early curve".
19. Who I am? I was a small animal related to the modern Tapir. I lived in the USA during the Ypresian stage of the Eocene epoch in the early Tertiary period. My name means "Seven teeth".

Answer: Heptodon

Named by Edward Drinker Cope in 1882, Heptodon (as far as I'm aware) is known from only a single specimen. It lacked the short trunk of its modern relatives and was only about half the size.

The other animals listed were primitive Rhinoceroses. Hyracodon means "Hyrax tooth", Metamynodon means "Beyond mynodon" and Hyrachyus means "Like a hyrax".
20. Who am I? With a name meaning "Indric beast", I was among the largest prehistoric mammals. I'm a relative of the modern Rhinoceros and I lived in China, Mongolia and Pakistan from the Priabonian stage of the Eocene epoch to the Chattian stage of the Oligocene epoch in the early Tertiary period.

Answer: Indricotherium

Named by Forster Cooper in 1911, Indricotherium is known by a number of other names including Baluchitherium ("Balochistan beast"), Paraceratherium ("Near the hornless beast") and Dzungariotherium ("Dzunggaria beast"). There are no complete skeletons.

Of other animals listed, two were primitive Rhinoceroses (Trigonias and Cadurcodon) and one (Desmostylus) was a primitive Hippopotamus. Trigonias means "Three pointed jaw", Desmostylus means "Chain pillar" and Cadurcodon means "Cadurco's tooth".
21. I was a small primitive mammal which, in some ways, resembled a rabbit. My name means "South pillar face" and I lived in South America during the Ypresian stage of the Eocene epoch in the early Tertiary period. Who am I?

Answer: Notostylops

Named by Florentino Ameghino in 1897, Notostylops is known from several specimens discovered in Argentina. In fact, its remains are so common that the rocks in which they are found are referred to as 'Notostylops beds'.

The other animals listed were also primitive mammals. Pyrotherium means "Fire beast" and Thomashuxleya is named after nineteenth-century British naturalist, Thomas Huxley.
22. A medium-sized primitive hoofed mammal, I resembled a Hippopotamus. I lived in South America during the Rupelian and Chattian stages of the Oligocene epoch in the early Tertiary period. I was named after the man who sponsored the expedition that found me. Who am I?

Answer: Scarrittia

Named by George Gaylord Simpson in 1934, Scarrittia takes its name from H. S. Scarritt, the sponsor of the expedition that found it. Its remains were found in deposits formed by a crater lake and palaeontologists believe the animal may have been poisoned by volcanic fumes when coming to drink.

The other animals listed were also primitive mammals. Archaeohyrax means "Ancient hyrax" and Rhynchippus means "Snout horse".
23. I lived in the USA during the Aquitanian and Burdigalian stages of the Miocene epoch in the late Tertiary period. I was a primitive even-toed hoofed mammal that resembled a giant pig and my name means "Hostile tooth". Who am I?

Answer: Daeodon

Named by Edward Drinker Cope in 1879 and once known as Dinohyus ("Terrible pig"), Daeodon is known from several specimens. However, palaeontologists still aren't entirely sure of its diet, though they've classed it as an omnivore, feeding on both vegetation and the carcasses of dead animals.

The other animals listed were also primitive even-toed hoofed mammals. Diacodexis means "Across the book" and Archaeotherium means "Ancient beast".
24. Who am I? I belonged to a group called Tylopods, which were primitive relatives of the modern camel. However, unlike my modern relatives, I could climb trees. I lived in the USA from the Bartonian stage of the Eocene epoch to the Chattian stage of the Oligocene epoch in the early Tertiary period and my name means "Coarse pig".

Answer: Agriochoerus

Named by Joseph Leidy in 1853, there are three known species of Agriochoerus. Unlike its hoofed relatives, Agriochoerus had claws to help it walk along tree branches. It also had a very long tail, which would have been used for balance.

The other animals listed were also Tylopods. Merycoidodon means "Ruminant-like teeth", Cainotherium means "Empty beast" and Brachycrus means "Short cross".
25. Who am I? My name means "Ancient hoof". I was a small mammal, whose modern relatives are deer and camels. I lived in China during the Bartonian and Priabonian stages of the Eocene epoch in the early Tertiary period.

Answer: Archaeomeryx

Named in 1925 (by persons unknown), Archaeomeryx was a small even-toed mammal. It was a browser, feeding on low-growing bushes.

The other animals listed were also primitive camel-like mammals. Protylopus means "Before the camels", Xiphodon means "Sword tooth" and Poebrotherium means "Something beast".
Source: Author ElusiveDream

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