2020 Paleo Knowledge Bowl - Round 3 Question Title * 1. A small species of Tyrannosaurus rex (formally known as Nannotyranus) was recently re-identified as what? A baby Tyrannosaurus rex Genetic Mutation with in the species A teenage Tyrannosaurus rex A new species of Hadrosaur OK Question Title * 2. Which one of the following was a top predator during the Cambrian Period, when most of the major modern groups of animals first appeared? Anomalocaris Bathyuriscus Compsognathus Dunkleosteus OK Question Title * 3. An explosion of insect diversity occurred at the same time as an immense diversification of plants. The evolution of flowering plants provided many new sources of food and habitat for insects. Insect pollination provided plants with many new avenues for reproduction. This diversification happened in which geologic time period? Late Triassic Early Paleocene Early Cretaceous Late Silurian OK Question Title * 4. A recently discovered fossil, Castanopsis, from Argentina is the first record of the ________ family from the Southern hemisphere. maple oak walnut elm OK Question Title * 5. Otzi the iceman is an incredibly well-preserved natural mummy that was discovered in the Otztal Alps in September 1991. Remarkably, he was found with his tools, weapons, and even his tattoos intact. Based on this evidence, scientists believe Otzi lived during which archaeological period? Stone Age Copper Age Bronze Age Iron Age OK Question Title * 6. What does the letter “K” in the new designation, K-Pg boundary represent? Keratin The Carboniferous Period The Cretaceous Period A Potassium rich layer of rock OK Question Title * 7. The Burgess Shale locality is a 508-million-year-old fossil bed. It is best known for having significant deposits of what type of fossil? Trilobites Ammonoids Cycads Cephalopods OK Question Title * 8. Which one of these groups is the oldest, and appears earliest in the fossil record? Sponges Scorpions Jellyfish Starfish OK Question Title * 9. Which one of the following dinosaurs is a theropod? Draconyx Cetiosaurus Hypselosaurus Microvenator Dryosaurus OK Question Title * 10. Based on known fossils, what group of arthropods was likely the first to venture out and live their lives on land? Horseshoe crabs Dragonflies Spiders Cockroaches OK DONE