Pterodactylus

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Pterodactylus

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Author: Ztdinozaur

Keywords: extinct animals

Originally Released Feb 2, 2006 at Zoo Admin
Current Pterodactylus2.ZTD dated 25 May 2003

File Size: 152.4 KB

Compatibility: All Game Versions

Description: The very first pterosaur ever discovered was a Pterodactylus, commonly referred to as Pterodactyl. It was found in Germany in 1812. Pterodactylus is not a dinosaur; rather, it is a flying reptile.

Because Pterodactylus was the first ever discovered, people used its name to refer to other flying reptiles. They called them all Pterodactyls, which is not scientifically correct. However, since the name was used for so many years, some scientists still call all the flying reptiles Pterodactyls.

Beginning in the mid to late Triassic, the skies were filled with flying reptiles that had long, flexible tails. This family of flyers is called the Rhamphorynchoidea. They lived alongside the short tailed Pterodactyloidea for the last 10 million years of the Jurassic Period and then the long tailed flyers disappeared forever. Pterodactylus was among the first of the family of short tailed flying reptiles that appeared at the end of the Jurassic Period.

Pterodactylus was pretty small compared with some of the other flying reptiles, especially those giants, like Pteranodon, that lived at the end of the age of dinosaurs. There are several differences between Pterodactylus and the Pteranodons seen in the last two Jurassic Park films. Pterodactylus had teeth, Pteranodon didn't. Pteranodon was much larger, nearly ten times as big as its smaller cousin. Pteranodon males also had a long crest, Pterodactylus males didn't. Also, nearly 40 million years separated the two animals.

At the end of the Cretaceous Period, all the flying reptiles became extinct. It is a curious fact that it was the dinosaurs that evolved into birds and not the flying reptiles.

This was created by: Ztdinozaur Special Thanks too: Mark for his seagull animations which the Pterodactylus was based on and too The Jurrasic Park Instatute for it's information.

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Additional info:

Pterodactylus2.ZTD                                      uca: E1BD3EFC dated 25 May 2003

Results From Configuration Checking:

animals/e1bd3efc.uca date: Sun May 25 17:08:58 2003
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*** Warning: cHabitat does not have max [cSuitableObjects] habitat value.
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Animal Type: E1BD3EFC

Pterodactylus

The very first pterosaur ever discovered was a Pterodactylus, commonly
referred to as Pterodactyl. It was found in Germany in 1812. Pterodactylus is
not a dinosaur; rather, it is a flying reptile.
    (plus 4 other paragraphs)

Animal Characteristics:

Habitat: Grassland; Location: Eurasia; Era: Jurassic
Minimum happiness needed for chance of breeding: 60.
Preferred shelter: Large Burrow.
Animal can climb cliffs.
Cannot be used in original Zoo Tycoon: cKeeperFoodType (6) is not 0 to 5.

Exhibit Preferences:

Foliage:
Acacia Caffra Tree, Thorn Acacia Tree, Wild Olive Tree, Ulmo Tree, Elm Tree
Pacific Dogwood Tree, Cherry Tree, Lodgepole Pine Tree, Maple Tree, Fir Tree
Pine Tree, Mangrove Tree, Elephant Ear Tree, Bamboo, Foxtail Palm Tree
Thornless Mesquite Tree, Yew Tree, Birch Tree, Spruce Tree, Yellow Cedar Tree
Western Larch Tree, Trembling Aspen Tree, Globe Willow Tree
Japanese Maple Tree, Llala Palm Tree, Rainforest Bush, Deciduous Bush
Rainforest Fern, Baobab Tree, Orchid Tree, Water Lily, Water Reed, Grass Tree
Paper Birch Tree, Kapok Tree, Weeping Willow Tree, White Oak Tree
Western Red Cedar Tree, Chinese Fir Tree, Himalayan Birch Tree
Western Juniper Tree, Himalayan Pine Tree, Sage Bush, 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)
Williamsonia Tree (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), Fallen Rainforest Tree (ES), Rainforest Stump (ES)
Bonsai (CC), Snowbell Tree (CC), Rafflesia (ES), Giant Ficus Tree (ES)
Durian Tree (ES)

Rocks:
Large Rock, Small Rock - Medium, Small Rock - Small, Stone Ruins
Deciduous Forest Rock - Formation, Highland Rock - Large
Coniferous Forest Rock - Formation, Rainforest Rock - Formation
Medium Highland Rock (DD), 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: 2-50 with 20 squares for each adult.

Exhibit size (for 2 adults): 40 grid squares

Terrain (for exhibit with 40 grid squares):
12 Grass, 2 Sand, 7 Dirt, 6 Rainforest Floor, 4 Fresh Water, 1 Waterfall
8 Coniferous Floor

Foliage (for exhibit with 40 grid squares):
1 grid square should contain foliage.
Foliage that would give the most happiness: Orchid Tree
Since this is a small plant, greatest happiness will occur
if the grid square contains 4 of this plant.

Rocks (for exhibit with 40 grid squares):
13 Small Ocean Floor Rock (MM), which is its most liked rock.