Brachychampsa
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Author: Moondawg
Keywords: extinct animals, reptiles
Release Date: Jan 9 2009, 12:29 AM
Current BrachychampsaMD_2009.ztd dated 6 January 2009
File Size: 1.34mb
Compatibility: All game versions, although some things like egg hatching only work with the expansion packs.
Description: This freshwater, carnivorous reptile is among the very earliest alligatoroids known to science.
The first Brachychampsa fossil was discovered in Montana's .... Creek Formation-an ancient suite of rocks that was laid down near the end of the Cretaceous period. That individual animal lived not so long before the Cretaceous-Tertiary extinction that wiped out many of Earth's species some 65 million years ago.
Brachychampsa had short teeth and a large mouth that packed more power than those of living gators. These oral characteristics suggest that Brachychampsa may have preyed on turtles, which were very common in the .... Creek fauna.
The first alligator ancestors evolved some 245 million years ago. About 80 million years ago, during the Cretaceous period, crocodilians appeared. This group includes alligatoroids, such as Brachychampsa, as well as their close relatives the crocodiles and caimans.
Many of these ancient animals were survivors of the Cretaceous-Tertiary extinction, though no one knows why they lived when so many others perished.
Modern alligators are still closely related to their ancient ancestors and look much like their relatives did 80 million years ago.
This animal was tricky :D but i managed to get the eggs to hatch :D
(http://www.ztcdd.org/DD/ZTScreensTek/Animals/Brachychampsa.jpg)
Additional info:
BrachychampsaMD_2009.ztd uca: 3FCAEE28 dated 6 January 2009
Results From Configuration Checking:
3fcaee28.uca date: Tue Jan 06 21:35:02 2009
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Animal Type: 3FCAEE28
Brachychampsa
The first Brachychampsa fossil was discovered in Montana's .... Creek
Formation-an ancient suite of rocks that was laid down near the end of the
Cretaceous period. That individual animal lived not so long before the
Cretaceous-Tertiary extinction that wiped out many of Earth's species some 65
million years ago.
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Animal Characteristics:
Habitat: Aquatic; Location: North America; Era: Cretaceous
Minimum happiness needed for chance of breeding: 95.
Animal can swim in water terrain.
Animal can swim in tanks.
Exhibit Preferences:
Foliage:
Water Lily, Water Reed, Bald Cypress Tree (DD), Horsetail (DD)
Sea Anemone (MM), Barnacles (MM), Beach Grass (MM), Brittle Sea Star (MM)
Clam Bed (MM), Orange Cup Coral (MM), Divercate Tree Coral (MM)
Feather Duster Worm (MM), Fire Coral (MM), Kelp (MM), Sea Lettuce (MM)
Red Gorgonian (MM), Sargassum (MM), Sand Dollar (MM), Sea Cucumber (MM)
Sea Star (MM), Seaweed (MM), Sea Grass (MM), Sea Sponge (MM)
Stove Pipe Sponge (MM), Tube Worm (MM), Purple Sea Urchin (MM)
Rocks:
Large Rock, Large Rock - 1, Large Rock - 2, Large Rock - 3, Large Rock - 4
Small Rock - Medium, Small Rock - Small, Small Rock - 7, Small Rock - 8
Small Rock - 9, Medium Aquatic Rock (DD), Small Ocean Floor Rock (MM)
Medium Coral Formation (MM), Large Ocean Floor Rock (MM)
Medium Ocean Floor Rock (MM), Large Coral Formation (MM), Iceberg (MM)
Isle Rock (MM)
Other specifically liked items:
Tank Filter (MM)
Exhibit Construction:
Number of animals allowed per exhibit: 1-2 with 20 squares for each adult.
Exhibit size (for 2 adults): 40 grid squares
Terrain (for exhibit with 40 grid squares):
28 Fresh Water, 4 Grass, 8 Dirt
Foliage (for exhibit with 40 grid squares):
3 grid squares should contain foliage.
Foliage that would give the most happiness: Horsetail (DD)
Since this is a small plant, greatest happiness will occur
if each of the 3 grid squares contains 4 of this plant.
Rocks (for exhibit with 40 grid squares):
3 Small Rock - Small, which is its most liked rock.