The Mesosaurus

Which feature did the Mesosaurus have?

• Webbed feet

• Lungs

• Nostrils on top of their head

• All of the above

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True or false: The Mesosaurus could swim long distances.

• False

• True

• It depends on the type of Mesosaurus

• Not enough information

Which locations did they find the Mesosaurus fossils?

• South America and Africa

• Africa and Europe

• United States and Canada

• Japan and Australia

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When did the Mesosaurus live?

• 260 million years ago

• 300 million years ago

• 300 billion years ago

• They currently walk the land today in Australia

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Where did they find the Mesosaurus fossils?

• soft rock

• sand

• hard, solid rock

• under the ocean

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Who is a scientist who studies fossils or bones that are embedded in rocks, in order to learn about the history of life on Earth

• geologist

• fossilologist

• dinosaur

• paleontologist

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True or False: Mesosaur means "middle lizard"

• True

• False

• Not enough information

The earliest fossil evidence for these animals indicates that they were alive about ______ million years ago.

• 260

• 520

• 300

• 50

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