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Dinosaur Hip Groups

Classify dinosaurs into the two major groups based on hip structure: Saurischia (lizard-hipped, including theropods and sauropods) and Ornithischia (bird-hipped, including Triceratops and Stegosaurus)

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Question 1 of 3

Four dinosaurs are listed below. Which answer correctly places each dinosaur in its hip‑based group?

Question 2 of 3

Which two groups include all known dinosaurs?

Question 3 of 3

For her dinosaur report, Maya needs to list the two main hip‑based categories that together include all of these dinosaurs: the meat‑eating Tyrannosaurus rex, the long‑necked Brachiosaurus, the plated Stegosaurus, and the three‑horned Triceratops. Which pair of category names is correct?

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