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| <p><strong>Badlands National Park</strong></p> |
| <p><strong>Fossil Exhibit Trail</strong></p> |
| <p><strong>1. A. What is the name of the fossilized tortoises found in the park?</strong></p> |
| <p><strong>B. What defense strategy do turtles and snails have in common?</strong></p> |
| <p><strong>C. Are turtles and snails common in Badlands National Park? Why or why not?</strong></p> |
| <p><strong>2. A. What did </strong><strong><em>Merycoidon</em></strong><strong> eat?</strong></p> |
| <p><strong>B. Although </strong><strong><em>Merycoidon</em></strong><strong> had fangs, what do the grinding teeth of herbivores generally look like?</strong></p> |
| <p><strong>3. A. How big could </strong><strong><em>Archaeotherium</em></strong><strong> heads be?</strong></p> |
| <p><strong>B. What is an omnivore?</strong></p> |
| <p><strong>C. List some other omnivores alive today.</strong></p> |
| <p><strong>4. A. Did </strong><strong><em>Hyaenodon</em></strong><strong> eat plants or animals?</strong></p> |
| <p><strong>B. Why are fossils of predators less common than fossils of their prey?</strong></p> |
| <p><strong>C. Describe a predator/prey relationship among animals found in Badlands National Park.</strong></p> |
| <p><strong>5. A. What animal was </strong><strong><em>Hyracodon</em></strong><strong> similar to?</strong></p> |
| <p><strong>B. Why is the animal </strong><strong><em>Hyracodon</em></strong><strong> is similar to also in danger of extinction?</strong></p> |
| <p><strong>C. Can you list any animals found in Badlands National Park that are in danger of extinction? Why are these animals in danger?</strong></p> |
| <p><strong>6. What animal is an ancestor of the horse?</strong></p> |
| <p><strong>7. What improvements would you make to the Fossil Exhibit Trail?</strong></p> |
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