Science Week: Dinosaurs
Aug 19, 2022•12 min
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Episode description
Today we're celebrating Science Week with five roarsome stories about one of our favourite scientific subjects - dinosaurs!
QUIZ QUESTIONS:
1. What family of dinos does Meraxes Gigas belong to?
2. How many teeth were found near Winton?
3. What species of dino made the footprints at the restaurant?
4. Why is the ichthyosaur nicknamed Fiona?
5. What does 'amaru' mean in Quechuan language?
BONUS TRICKY QUESTION:
How many years did it take to excavate Fiona?
ANSWERS:
1. Theropod family
2. 17
3. Titanosauriformes
4. Her fossils were green
5. Flying serpent
BONUS TRICKY ANSWER:
13 years
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