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Camarasaurus

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Author: Moondawg

Keywords: extinct, dinosaurs

Release Date: Oct 24, 2008

Current CamarasaurusMD_2008.ztd dated 23 October 2008

File Size: 10.21mb

Compatibility: DD or CC

Description: Camarasaurus (KAM-ah-rah-SAWR-us) meaning 'chambered lizard', referring to the holes in its vertebrae was a genus of quadrupedal, herbivorous din
The arched skull of Camarasaurus may have contributed to the name 'chambered lizard'. The skull was remarkably square and the blunt snout had many fenestrae, though it was sturdy and is frequently recovered in good condition by paleontologists.

The 19 centimeter long (7.5 in) teeth were shaped like chisels (spatulate) and arranged evenly along the jaw. The strength of the teeth indicates that Camarasaurus probably ate coarser plant material than the slender-toothed diplodocids. Like a chicken, it may have swallowed stones (gastroliths) to help grind the food in the stomach and then regurgitated or passed them when they became too smooth.

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Additional info:

CamarasaurusMD_2008.ztd                            uca: 2E7DF6DE dated 19 October 2008

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Animal Type: 2E7DF6DE

Camarasaurus

Camarasaurus (KAM-ah-rah-SAWR-us) meaning 'chambered lizard', referring to the
holes in its vertebrae (Greek kamara meaning 'vaulted chamber', or anything
with an arched cover, and sauros meaning 'lizard') was a genus of quadrupedal,
herbivorous dinosaurs. It was the most common of the giant sauropods to be
found in North America but only average in size: about 18 metres (60 feet) in
length as adults, and weighing up to 18 tonnes (19.8 tons). It lived in the
Late Jurassic Period, between 155 and 145 million years ago.
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Animal Characteristics:

Habitat: Deciduous Forest; Location: North America; Era: Jurassic
Minimum happiness needed for chance of breeding: 97.
Animal can jump.
Animal can climb cliffs.
Cannot be used in original Zoo Tycoon: cKeeperFoodType (8) is not 0 to 5.

Exhibit Preferences:

Foliage:
Wild Olive Tree, Elm Tree, Pacific Dogwood Tree, Cherry Tree, Maple Tree
Thornless Mesquite Tree, Birch Tree, Trembling Aspen Tree, Globe Willow Tree
Japanese Maple Tree, Deciduous Bush, Weeping Willow Tree, White Oak Tree
Broadleaf Bush, Gingko Tree (DD), Glossopteris Tree (DD), Magnolia Tree (DD)
Monkey Puzzle Tree (DD), Bonsai (CC), Snowbell Tree (CC)

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, Deciduous Forest Rock - Formation

Exhibit Construction:

Number of animals allowed per exhibit: 1-3 with 80 squares for each adult.

Exhibit size (for 2 adults): 160 grid squares

Terrain (for exhibit with 160 grid squares):
96 Deciduous Floor, 16 Dirt, 8 Fresh Water, 40 Grass

Foliage (for exhibit with 160 grid squares):
10 grid squares should contain foliage.
Foliage that would give the most happiness: Magnolia Tree (DD)
Since this is a small plant, greatest happiness will occur
if each of the 10 grid squares contains 4 of this plant.

Rocks (for exhibit with 160 grid squares):
13 Small Rock - Small, which is its most liked rock.