dinosaurs Flashcards

1
Q

what did dinosaurs evolve from?

A

archosaurs

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2
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what type of eggs did dinos lay?

A

amniotic

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3
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what is amniotic egg

A

hard shell pourous for gas exchange
aquatic environment inside
yolk sac = food

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4
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what stage of growth did amniotic egg eliminate

A

larval stage - growth of small adult

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5
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what were the 2 types of dinousaur

A

ornithischia

saurischia

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6
Q

hip bones of ornithischian dinosuars

A

back pointing pubis (bird-hipped)

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7
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hip bones of saurischian dinosaurs

A

forward pointing pubish (reptile-hipped)

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8
Q

bird hipped

A

ornithischian

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9
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reptile hipped

A

saurischian

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10
Q

example of ornithischian dino

A

iguanadon

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11
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2 sub groups of saurischian

A

therapod

sauropod

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12
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example of therapod

A

tyrannosaurus

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13
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example of sauropod

A

diplodocus

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14
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which dino group did modern birds evolve from

A

therapod (saurischian)

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15
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what was special about walking igunadon dinos

A

bi-pedal and quad-pedal

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16
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characteristics of ornithischian dinos

A

bony armoured plates (DEFENCE, HEAT EXCHANGE)
duck billed
bird hips

17
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characteristics of saurischian dino

A

reptile hips
3 digit hands with 1st finger longest (like thumb) for grasping
s shaped neck

18
Q

diplodocus adaptions for chewing

A

gastroliths (stones) in stomach to grind leaves

19
Q

what was diplodocus

A

sauropod herbivore

20
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how did diplodocus defend itself

21
Q

how did diplodocus reach high trees

A

tall + long neck to reach high trees

22
Q

what type of saurishian dino was tyrannasaurus

A

therapod (carnivore)

23
Q

adaptions of tyrannosaurus

A

large teeth to tear meat

large legs

24
Q

arguments for tyrannosaurs being a predator

A

large teeth- meat

many modern predators don’t use arms

25
arguments for tyrannosaurs being a svaveneger
large olfactory lobe - smell useless forearms small eyes long legs to cover distance
26
adaptions of iguanadon
horny beak - crop veg hinged upper jaw (back teeth chew) side to side chewing 3 digit fingers ending in hooves conical thumb with spike as defence
27
how did birds evolve from dinos
thought to have evolved from coelurosaurs
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similarities - coelurosaurs and birds
clawed hands pubis bone shifting to posterior elongated arms and forelimbs light hollow bones
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what is archaepteryx
1st known bird like fossil
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bird qualities of archaepteryx
feathers wings for flight hollow bones wishbone