Can you name the prehistoric animals from the meaning of their names?

Meaning	Animal
Tyrant lizard king
Speedy robber
Three-horned face
Good mother lizard
Winged finger
Deceptive lizard
Roofed lizard
Fish lizard
Breast tooth
Thick-headed lizard
Egg seizer
Ancient wing
Close to lizard

Meaning	Animal
Big-tooth
Thorn lizard
Double beamed
Arm lizard
Chisel tooth
Different lizard
Winged and toothless
Iguana tooth
Lizard from Alberta
Quake lizard
Parrot lizard
Stiff lizard
Bulky lizard

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Prehistoric Animals by Meanings Quiz

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Created by: Sarahbelle -
Contributed: November 1st, 2009
Published: March 12th, 2010
Category: Science
Plays: 29,052

Tags: Animal Quizzes, meaning, dinosaur, prehistoric

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	beatrixkiddo:	Mar 12th, 2010 at 17:23 GMT	25 points
	1-eyed dinosaur 'doyouthinkhesaurus'

	rockgolf:	Mar 12th, 2010 at 17:25 GMT	5 points
	Sarabelle, in the words of the Tyrant lizard king "you're dirty, sweet and you're my girl".

	sussman:	Mar 12th, 2010 at 17:29 GMT	2 points
	The "Truck lizard" isn't real then, you say.

	caramba:	Mar 12th, 2010 at 17:39 GMT	11 points
	OKay, they need to change the front page, as it introduces the quiz as Dinosaur Names, and 3 of these are not dinosaurs at all. Another 3 are prehistoric reptiles, but not dinosaurs, though they can get a pass, as they are in all the dinosaur books.

	mjenks:	Mar 12th, 2010 at 17:40 GMT	5 points
	Maybe need to have the title on the front page reworded and some of the instructions, because neither smilodon nor mastodon were dinosaurs. I think the title, as you have it here on top, is better because of the use of "prehistoric animals".

	mjenks:	Mar 12th, 2010 at 17:41 GMT	9 points
	Aye caramba! Caramba beat me to it!!!

	LTH:	Mar 12th, 2010 at 17:50 GMT	22 points
	I actually took a 2-credit Dinosaur course in college and the only one that has stuck in my brain all this time is the Psittacosaurus because he had 'taco' in his name. The class was right before lunch.

	caramba:	Mar 12th, 2010 at 17:55 GMT	14 points
	@LTH: Psittacosaurus ("Parrot Lizard", I think) gets no love. Was also missing from the "Starts With PS " quiz. Poor Psittacosaurus.

	TL333s:	Mar 12th, 2010 at 17:56 GMT	11 points
	Thank you for validating my childhood.

	y2jdilemma:	Mar 12th, 2010 at 18:13 GMT	11 points
	One of the few instances were saying "stiff lizard" is socially acceptable.

	hiimelvin:	Mar 12th, 2010 at 18:18 GMT	8 points
	I'm not going to lie, I guessed the 5 Power Ranger dinosaurs first =T

	LTH:	Mar 12th, 2010 at 19:07 GMT	5 points
	@caramba: you sound like a Dino-expert! Why haven't you made any dinosaur quizzes?

	shel99:	Mar 12th, 2010 at 19:09 GMT	7 points
	When I got the chicken pox as a kid, I insisted it was the pterodactyl pox. Yeah, I was a dinosaur kid.

	Tir_McDohl:	Mar 12th, 2010 at 19:25 GMT	3 points
	Great, I fervently studied these as a kid; the meanings not until much later though.

	darklord_osk:	Mar 12th, 2010 at 19:44 GMT	2 points
	great quiz, but I just hope the title can be edited since some of them aren't really dinosaurs or even reptiles

	caramba:	Mar 12th, 2010 at 19:45 GMT	4 points
	@LTH: I was a fossil nut when I was a kid and my own kids enjoyed dinosaurs when they started school. I did think of doing this quiz a few months ago, but this one was submitted way back in November. By the way, technically Edmontosaurus could be an acceptable answer for the Alberta dinosaur. Glad to see they fixed the intro on the Front Page (and congrats, Sarahbelle!)

	kidcanada:	Mar 12th, 2010 at 20:18 GMT	9 points
	Which are the dinosaurs that Ken Ham claims man domesticated and rode around like cattle?

	TJL:	Mar 12th, 2010 at 22:30 GMT	1 point
	Maiasaura is a bit of a stretch; in Greek μαία means something more along the lines of midwife. Good mother would be something like eumetersaurus or eumatersaurus.

	DLJessup:	Mar 12th, 2010 at 22:52 GMT	5 points
	I still miss brontosaurus. "Thunder lizard" --- now that's a name.

	markyb:	Mar 12th, 2010 at 23:11 GMT	7 points
	Great quiz. I wanted to be a paleontologist when I was a kid because it seemed so glamorous to find new dinosaurs. Then reality hit and I realized how tedious combing the desert with a shaving brush really can be. I'm looking forward to a sequel.

	bizzlebiz13:	Mar 13th, 2010 at 01:10 GMT	5 points
	Alas, I would have gotten 100% on this ten years ago. But with spelling problems and forgetfullness I was doomed to the 80th percentile.

	Crazy:	Mar 13th, 2010 at 01:15 GMT	4 points
	I love it! But I failed... miserably.

	rockhopperlad:	Mar 13th, 2010 at 14:19 GMT	6 points
	It's amazing how far a rudimentary knowledge of Greek will take you on a quiz like this! :)

	laxgoalie88:	Mar 13th, 2010 at 20:47 GMT	2 points
	Alberta would have its own dinosaur

	JonnyWalker:	Mar 13th, 2010 at 22:21 GMT	7 points
	You should have us answer in order. That way it's not just one of those type-any-dinosaur-you-know-quizzes lol. I liked it tho!

	Sarahbelle:	Mar 14th, 2010 at 01:55 GMT	2 points
	@Rockgolf - Backatcha!

	aceking2340:	Mar 16th, 2010 at 00:05 GMT	1 point
	ugh this is proof that i can't spell......

	mrgenova:	Mar 16th, 2010 at 01:35 GMT	1 point
	Didn't do so hot...guess I better watch The Land Before Time again.

	Lacero:	Mar 16th, 2010 at 15:39 GMT	1 point
	Doh, had heard of all of them, but pachycephalosaurus was not gonna hit the tip of my tongue anytime soon... Wondering though, would "archeopteryx" be an acceptable alternative spelling? I thought there was a growing tendency to drop the first part of the diphthong in words like that. Fun quiz, thanks!

	Khazar49:	Mar 18th, 2010 at 00:36 GMT	0 points
	Ichthyosaurus... I actually know of this raptor, but, ichtiosaurus wouldn't cut it...

	NotBurt:	Mar 18th, 2010 at 14:01 GMT	4 points
	At last! A puzzle for me! A puzzle that really gets me! A puzzle that truly understands the problems of a 40-something who never outgrew dinosaurs living in a post-industrial modern society! I am somebody! 99th percentile boo-ya!

	caramba:	Mar 19th, 2010 at 23:47 GMT	4 points
	@Khazar49: Ichthyosaurs were not dinosaurs (and, thus, not raptors). They were marine reptiles that were contemporaries of the dinosaurs.

	A_Trep:	Mar 31st, 2010 at 17:18 GMT	1 point
	Hmm mastodon threw me because it was a mammal and the directions clearly say "Enter a dinosaur in the box below" and "Correctly named dinosaurs yaddayaddayadda"... and jw but why would raptor be translated as "seizer" in one case and "robber" in another. I realize they are synonyms, but saurus was kept consistent, why not raptor.

	ari18:	Apr 22nd, 2010 at 01:00 GMT	1 point
	Darn you smilodon!

	dee12:	May 14th, 2010 at 13:17 GMT	1 point
	well it makes me interested in dinosaurs...

	Joek295:	May 24th, 2010 at 08:33 GMT	1 point
	Can't believe I missed Albertosaurus. And Oviraptor and Maiosaura were both on the tip of my tongue.