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Science Week: Dinosaurs

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Today we're celebrating Science Week with five roarsome stories about one of our favourite scientific subjects - dinosaurs!

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© Australian Broadcasting Corporation Length 11 min 19 August 2022 NewsEducationalGeography Australia Episodic

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© Australian Broadcasting Corporation Length 11 min 19 August 2022 NewsEducationalGeography Australia Episodic

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This is an episodic podcast, so you can listen to it in any order, but episode one is a great place to start.

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Today we're celebrating Science Week with five roarsome stories about one of our favourite scientific subjects - dinosaurs!

QUIZ QUESTIONS:

1. What family of dinos does Meraxes Gigas belong to?

2. How many teeth were found near Winton?

3. What species of dino made the footprints at the restaurant?

4. Why is the ichthyosaur nicknamed Fiona?

5. What does 'amaru' mean in Quechuan language?

BONUS TRICKY QUESTION:

How many years did it take to excavate Fiona?

ANSWERS:

1. Theropod family

2. 17

3. Titanosauriformes

4. Her fossils were green

5. Flying serpent

BONUS TRICKY ANSWER:

13 years


© Australian Broadcasting Corporation | 11 min

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