WONDER #2775: How Did Helicoprions Use Their Teeth?

Question 1 of 3

This Wonder was mostly about...

  1. the best places to hunt for fossils in the Northern Hemisphere.
  2. which prehistoric animals had the largest, sharpest teeth and how they used them.
  3. how animals become extinct.
  4. what the helicoprion was and how scientists learned about its teeth through fossils.

Question 2 of 3

The first recorded helicoprion fossil was found in _______.

  1. 1899
  2. 1726
  3. 1950
  4. 2015

Question 3 of 3

What name describes the arrangement of a helicoprion’s teeth?

  1. Tooth loop
  2. Sharp merry-go-round
  3. Tooth whorl
  4. Spiral saw

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