click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Lab 3
Dinosaurs
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What were archosaurs called? | Ruling Reptiles |
| What are the relatives of archosaurs? | crocodiles and relatives |
| What dinosaurs are related to birds? | Ornithodirans |
| Name an ornithodiran. | Pterosaurs |
| What shape pelvic bones does an ornithischian dinosaur have? | bird-hipped, parallel |
| What dinosaurs are ornithischian? | horned, dome headed, armored |
| What shape pelvic bones does a saurischian dinosaur have? | lizard-hipped, perpendicular |
| What dinosaurs are saurischian? | sauropods and prosauropods, |
| What are the meat-eating dinosaurs called? | Theropods |
| In general what happened to the femur bone of non-ornithodiran dinosaurs with time? | They became smaller. |
| In general, what happened to the femur bone of dinosaurs that did not walk on 2 feet? | They became longer. |
| What are dinosaur traits? | quadruped or biped, terrestrial, egg-laying, specific pelvic bones, limbs positioned under body, cranial fenestra. |
| How many condyles do reptiles have? | 1 |
| How many condyles do mammals have? | 2 |