Fossil Quiz

Try out this Fossil quiz to test your knowledge. Fossil trivia covers the science concept.

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Question 1 · Easy · 10 pts
What was the name of the 19th-century rivalry between American fossil hunters?
Question 2 · Hard · 40 pts
The Burgess Shale is dated to which slice of geologic time?
Question 3 · Hard · 40 pts
Ischigualasto Provincial Park is particularly known for preserving fossils from which time interval?
Question 4 · Hard · 40 pts
Olduvai Gorge is noted in this fact set for containing what kind of fossils in sedimentary layers?
Question 5 · Hard · 40 pts
Most fossils from La Brea come from which part of the geologic timeline?
Question 6 · Hard · 40 pts
The Spinosaurus fossils first described by Ernst Stromer came from which Egyptian region?
Question 7 · Hard · 40 pts
In the 1920s, the first scientifically recognized what were found in the Gobi Desert?
Question 8 · Hard · 40 pts
Liaoning's exceptionally preserved Early Cretaceous fossils are collectively famous as what?
Question 9 · Hard · 40 pts
The rocks at Dinosaur Provincial Park are mainly from which period?
Question 10 · Hard · 40 pts
Which basin in this set is highlighted as especially important for both Permian and Triassic fossils?
Question 11 · Hard · 40 pts
Mary Anning is credited here with finding the first correctly identified skeletons of what marine reptile?
Question 12 · Easy · 10 pts
A fossilized tooth or bone is what kind of fossil?
Question 13 · Easy · 10 pts
What name is given to fossilized dung?
Question 14 · Easy · 10 pts
Which ancient marine animals are famous for their hard exoskeletons and common fossils?
Question 15 · Easy · 10 pts
Smilodon is better known by what common name?

What was the name of the 19th-century rivalry between American fossil hunters?

The Burgess Shale is dated to which slice of geologic time?

Ischigualasto Provincial Park is particularly known for preserving fossils from which time interval?

Olduvai Gorge is noted in this fact set for containing what kind of fossils in sedimentary layers?

Most fossils from La Brea come from which part of the geologic timeline?

The Spinosaurus fossils first described by Ernst Stromer came from which Egyptian region?

In the 1920s, the first scientifically recognized what were found in the Gobi Desert?

Liaoning's exceptionally preserved Early Cretaceous fossils are collectively famous as what?

The rocks at Dinosaur Provincial Park are mainly from which period?

Which basin in this set is highlighted as especially important for both Permian and Triassic fossils?

Mary Anning is credited here with finding the first correctly identified skeletons of what marine reptile?

A fossilized tooth or bone is what kind of fossil?

What name is given to fossilized dung?

Which ancient marine animals are famous for their hard exoskeletons and common fossils?

Smilodon is better known by what common name?