Geo Party, Category 1: Prehistory

Questions about things that existed long before time had a name.

What was the longest carnivorous theropod dinosaur?

Spinosaurus

How many species in the genus Tyrannosaurus were there? (Bonus points for naming all of them)

2: T. rex and T.macraeensis

What is the common name for the end-Permian mass extinction?

The Great Dying

What is a common modern ground plant that didn’t evolve until the Cretaceous period?

Grass

What is a “Pterodactyl”

Nothing. But if you want to be that guy, it means “Wing Finger” (Both answers are fine)

What was the most common land animal during the early Triassic?

Lystrosaurus