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Dinosaurs around the world

Science · Dinosaurs & Paleontology · ages 7-9
Name ______________________   Date ____________

  1. Which dinosaur's fossils were found in North America?

    • Tyrannosaurus rex
    • Velociraptor
    • Argentinosaurus

  2. Where have scientists found dinosaur fossils?

    • Only in the desert
    • On every continent, even Antarctica
    • Only in the USA

  3. Dinosaur fossils have been found in Antarctica.

    Circle one:   True   False

  4. Look at the chart. How many continents are shown where dinosaur fossils have been found?

    N.America5Asia4S.America3Africa3Europe3Australia2Antarctica1

    Answer: ______________

  5. Velociraptor fossils were discovered in which country?

    • Mongolia
    • Canada
    • Argentina

  6. Why do some dinosaur fossils of the same kind appear on continents that are now far apart, like South America and Africa?

    • Dinosaurs could fly across oceans
    • The continents used to be joined together and drifted apart
    • Scientists moved the fossils there

  7. A scientist finds the same kind of dinosaur fossil in both South America and Africa. What is the best explanation?

    • The fossil was carried there by a flood
    • The dinosaur swam across the whole ocean
    • South America and Africa were joined together long ago, before they drifted apart

  8. Jamal says, 'All Tyrannosaurus rex fossils have only ever been found in Africa.' What is wrong with what Jamal said?

    • Nothing, he is right
    • T. rex fossils were found in North America, not Africa
    • T. rex fossils were never found anywhere
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  1. Tyrannosaurus rex · Tyrannosaurus rex bones were dug up in North America.
  2. On every continent, even Antarctica · Fossil hunters have dug up dinosaur bones all over the world, including icy Antarctica.
  3. True · Even though Antarctica is covered in ice today, scientists found dinosaur bones buried there.
  4. 7 · Count the bars: North America, Asia, South America, Africa, Europe, Australia, and Antarctica make 7.
  5. Mongolia · Velociraptor fossils were dug up in Mongolia, in Asia.
  6. The continents used to be joined together and drifted apart · Long ago the continents were joined as one big landmass, so the same dinosaurs could walk between them before the land slowly drifted apart.
  7. South America and Africa were joined together long ago, before they drifted apart · South America and Africa used to be part of the same landmass, so the same dinosaurs lived across both before the continents split apart.
  8. T. rex fossils were found in North America, not Africa · T. rex fossils come from North America, so Jamal has the location mixed up.
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