Glacial expansion is common during one of these - a period which lends its name to an animated film franchise.
The first birds appeared during this period, well-known for its place in the works of Michael Crichton.
Which islands, belonging to Ecuador, are famed for their importance in the work of Charles Darwin?
What science is concerned with the study of fossils and lifeforms of prior geologic periods?
The first Neanderthal fossil specimen was found in what European country, near the river Düssel?
Smilodons were an extinct genus of toothy predators, commonly known by what name?
Lyuba is the name given to a specimen of what extinct species, found in the permafrost of northern Russia?
The West African Black subspecies of what animal was declared extinct in 2011 due to poaching?
Homo floresiensis, an ancient human species of diminutive stature, were given what Tolkien-inspired nickname?
What dinosaur's name means 'roof lizard', in reference to its bony dorsal plates?
The extinct dodo was native to what African island nation?
What is the name for fossilized tree resin, known sometimes to preserve ancient insects?
What is the largest animal ever known to have existed on Earth?
Metamorphic is one of the three main types of rock. Name either of the other two.
James Watson & Francis Crick won a Nobel Prize for their work in deducing the structure of what molecule?
Name the supercontinent that existed around 300-175 million years ago, surrounded by the Panthalass superocean.
What is the 3-letter name of the giant, wingless birds that went extinct in New Zealand around 600 years ago?
