Tuojiangosaurus
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Author: Ztdinozaur
Keywords: Extinct Animals
Originally Released Jan 21st 04 at Zoo Admin
Current Tuojiangosaurus3.ZTD dated 21 January 2004
File Size: 6 MB
Compatibility: Dino Digs and Marine Mania
Description: Important!: This is the fixed version. Thank you Loewenfrau for pointing out that the captivity setting was too high and the dinosaurs never got happy.
Smaller and darker in color than its contemporary Stegosaurus, Tuojiangosaurus bears 15 pairs of triangular plates in two files along its back. These plates are narrower, taller, and more spike like than those of Stegosaurus. The rows of plates are arranged symmetrically; unlike the arrangement in Stegosaurus, the plates do not alternate. The tail bears two pairs of very long spikes, and another huge spike is mounted on each shoulder. Another difference between this dinosaur and Stegosaurus concerns patterning. Wheras the colorful plates of Stegosaurus may play a part in camouflage, as well as species recognition, the plates in Tuojiangosaurus have more of a defensive function, being sharply pointed and a uniform deep gray. This dinosaur is generally dull in color, patterned in alternating deep gray and purplish-brown spots. These animals live alone or in small groups with no real social structure and are extremely migratory, traveling across entire landmasses during a lifetime in search of food. They mate opportunistically: A clutch of six to eight eggs is laid in a scrape in the ground, buried under rotting vegetation, and abandoned.
This shy, largely nocturnal creature is mostly a land animals but they will crop low growing plants and trees when given the chance. They are extremely hardy and can live for more than 100 years if not eaten by a predator. Like certain other stegosaurs, it is an opportunistic, omnivorous eater: It grubs for worms, catches small fishes and crustaceans, and scavenges for carrion along with it's normal foliage diet. The densely wooded habitat it prefers protects it from theropods like Yangchuanosaurus --- a danger to which it is exposed when it comes onto higher and drier land to mate, lay eggs, or migrate to a new feeding ground. However, few animals can penetrate its fortress like thicket of plates and spines, especially when it assumes a defensive posture with plates and spines pointed toward the attacker. These animals provide interest to any zoo.
(http://www.ztcdd.org/DD/ZAScreens/animals/Tuojiangosaurus.jpg)
Additional info:
Tuojiangosaurus3.ZTD uca: 471B69B6 dated 21 January 2004
Results From Configuration Checking:
471b69b6.uca date: Wed Jan 21 08:20:16 2004
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Animal Type: 471B69B6
Tuojiangosaurus
Smaller and darker in color than its contemporary Stegosaurus, Tuojiangosaurus
bears 15 pairs of triangular plates in two files along its back. These plates
are narrower, taller, and more spikelike than those of Stegosaurus. The rows
of plates are arranged symmetrically; unlike the arrangement in Stegosaurus,
the plates do not alternate. The tail bears two pairs of very long spikes, and
another huge spike is mounted on each shoulder. Another difference between
this dinosaur and Stegosaurus concerns patterning. Wheras the colorful plates
of Stegosaurus may play a part in camouflage, as well as species recognition,
the plates in Tuojiangosaurus have more of a defensive function, being sharply
pointed and a uniform deep gray. This dinosaur is generally dull in color,
patterened in alternating deep gray and purplish-brown spots. These animals
live alone or in small groups with no real social structure and are extremely
migratory, traveling across entire landmasses during a lifetime in search of
food. They mate opportunistically: A clutch of six to eight eggs is laid in a
scrape in the ground, buried under rotting vegetation, and abandoned.
This shy, largely nocturnal creature is mostly a land animals but they will
crop low growing plants and trees when given the chance. They are extremely
hardy and can live for more than 100 years if not eaten by a predator. Like
certain other stegosaurs, it is an opportunistic, omnivorous eater: It grubs
for worms, catches small fishes and crustaceans, and scavenges for carrion
along with it's normal foliage diet. The densely wooded habitat it prefers
protects it from theropods like Yangchuanosaurus --- a danger to which it is
exposed when it comes onto higher and drier land to mate, lay eggs, or migrate
to a new feeding ground. However, few animals can penetrate its fortresslike
thicket of plates and spines, especially when it assumes a defensive posture
with plates and spines pointed toward the attacker.
This dinosaur was made by: Ztdinozaur
(Thanks to the A Field
Guide To Dinosaurs for much of the info)
Animal Characteristics:
Habitat: Coniferous Forest; Location: Eurasia; Era: Jurassic
Minimum happiness needed for chance of breeding: 50.
Cannot be used in original Zoo Tycoon: cKeeperFoodType (8) is not 0 to 5.
Exhibit Preferences:
Foliage:
Acacia Caffra Tree, Ulmo Tree, Lodgepole Pine Tree, Fir Tree, Pine Tree
Mangrove Tree, Elephant Ear Tree, Foxtail Palm Tree, Yew Tree, Spruce Tree
Yellow Cedar Tree, Llala Palm Tree, Rainforest Bush, Rainforest Fern
Orchid Tree, Water Lily, Water Reed, Kapok Tree, Western Red Cedar Tree
Chinese Fir Tree, Broadleaf Bush, Pine Bush, Club Moss Shrub (DD)
Walchian Conifer Tree (DD), Thouarsus Cycad Tree (DD), Bald Cypress Tree (DD)
Dawn Redwood Tree (DD), Fern Bush (DD), Gingko Tree (DD)
Glossopteris Tree (DD), Horsetail (DD), Lepidodendron Tree (DD)
Leptocycas Tree (DD), Magnolia Tree (DD), Monkey Puzzle Tree (DD)
Norfolk Island Pine Tree (DD), Sigillaria Tree (DD), Williamsonia Tree (DD)
Desert Flowers (NA), 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), Fallen Rainforest Tree (ES), Rainforest Stump (ES)
Rafflesia (ES), Giant Ficus Tree (ES), Durian Tree (ES)
Rocks:
Large Rock, Large Rock - 1, Large Rock - 2, Large Rock - 3, Large Rock - 4
Small Rock - Medium, Small Rock - Small, Stone Ruins
Coniferous Forest Rock - Formation, Rainforest Rock - Formation
Medium Aquatic Rock (DD), Medium Coniferous 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)
Mossy Rainforest Rock (ES), Limestone Rock (ES)
Exhibit Construction:
Number of animals allowed per exhibit: 3-10 with 30 squares for each adult.
Exhibit size (for 3 adults): 90 grid squares
Terrain (for exhibit with 90 grid squares):
75 Grass, 4 Dirt, 11 Fresh Water
Foliage (for exhibit with 90 grid squares):
18 grid squares should contain foliage.
Foliage that would give the most happiness: Thouarsus Cycad Tree (DD)
Since this is a small plant, greatest happiness will occur
if each of the 18 grid squares contains 4 of this plant.
Rocks (for exhibit with 90 grid squares):
7 Small Ocean Floor Rock (MM), which is its most liked rock.