Fossils B/C

[AwersomeUser]

1. Which marine organism appeared in the Silurian and had a symbiotic relationship with Crinoids?
2. Which large predator dominated South America before the Great American Interchange?
3. Which non-avian dinosaur was once thought to have a second brain?
4. Which specimen had the strongest bite of any fish?
5. Which two specimens likely hunted mammoths?

[hide]1. No idea, random guess: starfish
2. No idea, random guess: brontothere
3. Stegosaurus
4. Random guess: Dunkleosteus
5. So ewhat random guess: Mammoths and mastodon[/hide]

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1. Which marine organism appeared in the Silurian and had a symbiotic relationship with Crinoids?
2. Which large predator dominated South America before the Great American Interchange?
3. Which non-avian dinosaur was once thought to have a second brain?
4. Which specimen had the strongest bite of any fish?
5. Which two specimens likely hunted mammoths?

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1.platyceras
2.smilodon?
3.stegosaurus
4.dunkelosteus?
5.homo neanderthalensis

[AwersomeUser]

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1. Which marine organism appeared in the Silurian and had a symbiotic relationship with Crinoids?
2. Which large predator dominated South America before the Great American Interchange?
3. Which non-avian dinosaur was once thought to have a second brain?
4. Which specimen had the strongest bite of any fish?
5. Which two specimens likely hunted mammoths?

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1. No idea, random guess: starfish
2. No idea, random guess: brontothere
3. Stegosaurus
4. Random guess: Dunkleosteus 
5. So ewhat random guess: Mammoths and mastodon

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1. Which marine organism appeared in the Silurian and had a symbiotic relationship with Crinoids?
2. Which large predator dominated South America before the Great American Interchange?
3. Which non-avian dinosaur was once thought to have a second brain?
4. Which specimen had the strongest bite of any fish?
5. Which two specimens likely hunted mammoths?

Answers (Click to Show Hidden Text)

1.platyceras
2.smilodon?
3.stegosaurus
4.dunkelosteus?
5.homo neanderthalensis

Yep except, (Click to Show Hidden Text)

2 is titanis and 5 includes smilodon along with H. neanderthalensis

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1. Which marine organism appeared in the Silurian and had a symbiotic relationship with Crinoids?
2. Which large predator dominated South America before the Great American Interchange?
3. Which non-avian dinosaur was once thought to have a second brain?
4. Which specimen had the strongest bite of any fish?
5. Which two specimens likely hunted mammoths?

Answer (Click to Show Hidden Text)

1.platyceras
2.smilodon?
3.stegosaurus
4.dunkelosteus?
5.homo neanderthalensis

Yep except, (Click to Show Hidden Text)

2 is titanis and 5 includes smilodon along with H. neanderthalensis

Wait hold up, I thought megalodon had the strongest bite force of any fish? It says here that Megalodon has a bite force of 110-180,000 N while here it says that Dunkleosteus has a bite force of about 6-7,000 N.

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1.What is the genus of the largest known trilobite?
2.Which ornithschian on the list is controversial and why?
3.Name 3 transition fossils on the list and between which two groups of animals they are(sorry for the bad wording)

[wec01]

Answer (Click to Show Hidden Text)

1.platyceras
2.smilodon?
3.stegosaurus
4.dunkelosteus?
5.homo neanderthalensis

Yep except, (Click to Show Hidden Text)

2 is titanis and 5 includes smilodon along with H. neanderthalensis

Wait hold up, I thought megalodon had the strongest bite force of any fish? It says here that Megalodon has a bite force of 110-180,000 N while here it says that Dunkleosteus has a bite force of about 6-7,000 N.

Actually, I think you're right. I just saw some articles at one point saying Dunkleosteus did, but it looks like they're pretty old so they probably aren't relevant. Nice catch

[wec01]

oof, I can't read

Questions (Click to Show Hidden Text)

1.What is the genus of the largest known trilobite?
2.Which ornithschian on the list is controversial and why?
3.Name 3 transition fossils on the list and between which two groups of animals they are(sorry for the bad wording)

Answers (Click to Show Hidden Text)

1. Isotelus
2. Dracorex, some think they are simply young Pachycephalosaurus
3. Archaeopteryx (dinosaurs to birds), Tiktaalik (fish to tetrapods), Messohippus? (hyracotherium to modern horses)

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Wait hold up, I thought megalodon had the strongest bite force of any fish? It says here that Megalodon has a bite force of 110-180,000 N while here it says that Dunkleosteus has a bite force of about 6-7,000 N.

Actually, I think you're right. I just saw some articles at one point saying Dunkleosteus did, but it looks like they're pretty old so they probably aren't relevant. Nice catch

Okay cool just wanted to make sure.