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What is the German term for a fossil deposit with exceptional preservation of soft tissues?
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Lagerstätte
What is the name of the largest complete ammonite fossil ever found, with a diameter of over 2.5 meters?
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Parapuzosia seppenradensis
Which two famous paleontologists were rivals in the 19th-century 'Bone Wars'?
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Cope and Marsh
Which armored fish from the Devonian period had a bony head and could grow up to 6 meters long?
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Dunkleosteus
Which large Cambrian predator had a circular mouth lined with teeth and reached over a meter in length?
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Anomalocaris
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What is the name of the largest complete ammonite fossil ever found, with a diameter of over 2.5 meters?
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Parapuzosia seppenradensis
Which two famous paleontologists were rivals in the 19th-century 'Bone Wars'?
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Cope and Marsh
In which U.S. city are the La Brea Tar Pits, a famous fossil site, located?
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Los Angeles
Which famous dinosaur is known from the most complete skeleton ever found, nicknamed 'Sue'?
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Tyrannosaurus rex