SuperCroc

What is the purpose of the map on page 848?

• to show the location of Niger's capital

• to show landforms of Africa

• to show the location of Gadoufaoua within the country of Niger

• to show continental boundaries

What is the nickname of the Sarcosuchus imperator?

• crocodile

• flesh crocodile emperor

• SuperCroc

• Super Man

What makes SuperCroc unique?

• SuperCroc's head is wider in the front than in the middle

• there is a hole at the front of SuperCroc's head

• hundreds of scutes, up to 12 inches long, lay just below the skin

• all of the above

How did Sereno and his team determine Supercroc's approximate age?

• by counting the fossils around it

• by studying the ground in which the fossil was found

• by comparing SuperCroc to other fossils whose ages the scientists did know

• by using a time machine

What can you infer about SuperCroc based on the information under the heading, What Did SuperCroc Eat?

• SuperCroc was a gentle giant

• SuperCroc was a top predator

• SuperCroc ate plants and animals

• SuperCroc could not see underwater

Why do paleontologists conclude that SuperCroc spent most of its life in the water?

• It ate fish

• water provided good camouflage for the large reptile

• it had large jaws

• the bones were found in the mud

Which sentence uses the word excavated correctly?

• SuperCroc excavated its prey.

• Paul Sereno and his team excavated fossils in the desert of Gaudoufaoua.

• SuperCroc excavated his territory so that other predators would not trespass.

• Paul Sereno excavated his jeep through the desert to find fossils.

Which sentence uses the word tentatively correctly?

• I tentatively approached the enclosure with the large crocodile.

• I tentatively ran toward my best friend as she stepped off of the plane.

• The cheerleaders tentatively screamed as the receiver made a touchdown.

• My mom tentatively sang as she cooked dinner.

What are text features?

• how the text is organized

• what the text is mostly about

• a retelling of the passage or article

• features that provide more information about the text

  Ex.: maps, diagrams, photos, captions

What is the main idea of SuperCroc?

• SuperCroc was an important reptile that lived in the cenozoic era.

• SuperCroc has taught paleontologists a lot about reptiles from the past.

• Paul Sereno is a paleontologist who led a group of students into the desert on an expedition.

• While on an expedition in the desert of Gadoufaoua, Paul Sereno and his team discovered the fossils of SuperCroc, one of the largest crocodiles to ever walk the earth.