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Trackways of theropdods suggest that they:
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ALMOST NEVER DRAGGED THEIR TAIL
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The relative stride length is defined as"
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stride length/leg length
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The skull of STEGASAURUS has this character that the skull of Diplodocus lacks:
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Caudal Vertebrae
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THe brain casts of large theropods suggest that these animals:
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had excellent vision
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The sauropod dinosaur adaptation that did not aid food gathering and processing was:
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high powered gastric enzymes
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The teeth of large sauropod dinosaurs may be characterized as:
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relatively small for the skull
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Paleoclimate during the deposition of the Morrison foundation was:
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monsoonal with long dry seasons
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Which one of the folowing dinosaurs is not present in the Morrison Foundation
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Tyrannosaurus
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Apatosaurs
Allosaurus Camptosaurus Tyrannosaurus |
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THe Jurrasic Navajo Formation is famous because it:
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WAS FORMED BY SOME OF THE LARGEST DUNES IN HISTORY
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You can distinguish the skeleton of Alosaurus from that of Tyrannosaurus became the latter possesses:
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2 FINGERS ON THE HAND
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The skull of Apatosaurus may be characterized as:
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RELATIVELY SMALL
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Taphonomic study of large theropod specimens typically gives evidence of:
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SOLITARY ADULTS
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THe dimensionless speed (DS) of a terrestrial vertebrateis determined by the following relationship:
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DS=speed/ sqRoot of leg length * gravitational acceleration
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The following statement vest describes dinosaur bone growth:
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Strength increases in proportion to square of bone cross-sectino area
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During the Jurassic, the western edge of North America was subject to:
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mountain building
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