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Here are some of the most Frequently Asked Questions at the Tate Museum.
If you have a question that isn't on this list, feel free to e-mail it to:
Russell Hawley

Was Tyrannosaurus rex a predator or a scavenger?
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Why did the dinosaurs become extinct?
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Did birds really evolve from dinosaurs?
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Were dinosaurs warm-blooded or cold-blooded?
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How fast was Velociraptor?
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How big was Velociraptor?
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How smart was Velociraptor?
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Is it true that if you don't move, a Tyrannosaurus can't see you?
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Why isn't a plesiosaur a dinosaur?
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So if a plesiosaur wasn't a dinosaur, what was it?
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What was the biggest dinosaur?
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Why did they change the name of Brontosaurus to Apatosaurus? Is it because they had attached the wrong head to the wrong skeleton?
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What's the difference between an ammonite and a nautiloid?
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How big was a pterodactyl?
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How can you tell real gold apart from fool's gold?
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What was the fastest dinosaur? It was Velociraptor, right?
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How can we tell what dinosaurs ate?
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What's the difference between Allosaurus and Tyrannosaurus?
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What kinds of sounds did dinosaurs make?
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Listen to an example of a Parahorn
What color were dinosaurs?
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Wyoming used to be under the ocean, right? When was that?
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Where did the fossils in the Tate Museum come from? Are any of them from Wyoming?
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Did Dilophosaurus really spit poison?
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How can we tell how old dinosaur bones are?
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Why don't you have the real Tyrannosaurus rex skull on display?
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What was the smallest dinosaur?
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Which state has the most dinosaur fossils?
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Is it true that Spinosaurus was really bigger than Tyrannosaurus rex?
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