Ornithomimus

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Ornithomimus

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Author: Moondawg

Keywords: extinct, dinosaurs

Date Released: Oct 13, 2008

Current OrnithomimusMD_2008.ztd dated 12 October 2008

File Size: 1.69mb

Compatibility: DD or CC

Description: Ornithomimus (meaning 'bird mimic') is a genus of dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous Period of what is now North America.
Like other ornithomimids, Ornithomimus is characterized by a three-toed foot, long slender arms and a long neck with a birdlike skull. It differs from other ornithomimids, such as Struthiomimus, in having very slender, straight hand and foot claws and in having metacarpals and fingers of similar lengths.Its hands are remarkably sloth-like in appearance, which led Henry Fairfield Osborn to suggest that they were used to hook branches during feeding.

Ornithomimus was 12 ft (3.5 meters) long, 7 feet (2.10 meters) high and weighed around 100-150 kg. It was bipedal and superficially resembled an ostrich, except for its long tail. It would have been a swift runner.

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Additional info:

OrnithomimusMD_2008.ztd                    uca: 07BC5026 dated 12 October 2008

Results From Configuration Checking:

07bc5026.uca date: Sun Oct 12 01:15:02 2008
No Errors or Warnings to show.
Animal Type: 07BC5026

Ornithomimus

Ornithomimus velox was named on the basis of a foot and partial hand from the
Maastrichtian Denver Formation, but better material has since been found in
Canada, including the Edmontonian-age Ornithomimus edmontonicus and an
excellent articulated specimen (species unknown) from Dinosaur Provincial
Park. Other specimens of Ornithomimus have been discovered on the Eastern
Coast of the USA
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Animal Characteristics:

Habitat: Grassland; Location: North America; Era: Cretaceous
Minimum happiness needed for chance of breeding: 97.
Preferred shelter: Dinosaur Burrow (DD).
Animal can jump.
Animal can climb cliffs.
Cannot be used in original Zoo Tycoon: cKeeperFoodType (6) is not 0 to 5.

Exhibit Preferences:

Foliage:
Broadleaf Bush, Monkey Puzzle Tree (DD)

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, Stone Ruins, Rainforest Rock - Formation

Other specifically liked items:
Jungle Rock - Formation

Exhibit Construction:

Number of animals allowed per exhibit: 1-3 with 100 squares for each adult.

Exhibit size (for 2 adults): 200 grid squares

Terrain (for exhibit with 200 grid squares):
160 Grass, 20 Dirt, 20 Fresh Water

Foliage (for exhibit with 200 grid squares):
10 grid squares should contain foliage.
Foliage that would give the most happiness: Broadleaf Bush
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 200 grid squares):
8 Small Rock - Small, which is its most liked rock.

Elevation: Of the 200 squares, 5 nonadjacent squares should be elevated.