Purussaurus
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Author: Moondawg
Keywords: extinct animals, reptiles
Release Date: Nov 26 2008
Current PurussaurusMD_2008.ztd dated 23 November 2008
File Size: 4.43mb
Compatibility: DD and CC
Description: Purussaurus was a giant caiman living in South America, 20 million years ago (Miocene). It is only known from skull material found in Peruvian Amazonia.
The skull is about 1.5 meters (5 ft), and paleontologists estimate that the whole body would have measured around 15 meters (50 ft), which means that Purussaurus is one of the largest crocodilians known to have ever existed. Two other extinct crocodilians, Sarcosuchus and Deinosuchus, have similar proportions, but both are geologically much older, dating from the Early and Late Cretaceous, respectively. During the summer of 2005, a franco-peruvian expedition (the Fitzcarrald expedition) found new fossils of Purussaurus in Amazonia (600 km from Lima).
Purussaurus was a giant caiman living in South America during the Miocene epoch, 8 million years ago. It is known from skull material found in the Brazilian, Colombian and Peruvian Amazonia, besides in the north of Venezuela. The skull is about 1.5 meters (5 ft) long, and paleontologists estimate that the whole body would have measured around 12 meters, which means that Purussaurus is one of the largest crocodilians known to have ever existed. Two other extinct crocodilians, Sarcosuchus and Deinosuchus, have similar proportions, but both are geologically much older, dating from the Early and Late Cretaceous, respectively, and another from around the same era, the Rhamphosuchus, is also estimated to be of similar size. During the summer of 2005, a Franco-Peruvian expedition (the Fitzcarrald expedition) found new fossils of Purussaurus in Amazonia (600 km from Lima).
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Additional info:
PurussaurusMD_2008.ztd uca: 925C39B6 dated 23 November 2008
Results From Configuration Checking:
925c39b6.uca date: Sun Nov 23 22:16:40 2008
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Animal Type: 925C39B6
Purussaurus
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Animal Characteristics:
Habitat: Aquatic; Location: South America; Era: Ice Age
Minimum happiness needed for chance of breeding: 95.
Animal can swim in tanks.
Cannot be used in original Zoo Tycoon: cKeeperFoodType (7) is not 0 to 5.
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 100 squares for each adult.
Exhibit size (for 2 adults): 200 grid squares
Terrain (for exhibit with 200 grid squares):
130 Fresh Water, 30 Dirt, 40 Sand
Foliage (for exhibit with 200 grid squares):
16 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 16 grid squares contains 4 of this plant.
Rocks (for exhibit with 200 grid squares):
16 Small Rock - Small, which is its most liked rock.