Arrhinoceratops

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Arrhinoceratops

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Author: Moondawg

Keywords: extinct, dinosaurs

Release Date: Oct 19, 2008

Current ArrhinoceratopsMD_2008.ztd dated 17 October 2008

File Size: 7.61mb

Compatibility: DD or CC

Description: Arrhinoceratops, "no nose-horn face" , derived from the Ancient Greek "no", rhino "nose" "cerat" "horn", "ops" "face") is the name given to a genus of ceratopsian dinosaur.
Arrhinoceratops belonged to the Ceratopsinae (previously known as Chasmosaurinae) within the Ceratopsia (the name is Ancient Greek for "horned face"), a group of herbivorous dinosaurs with parrot-like beaks which thrived in North America and Asia during the Cretaceous Period, which ended roughly 65 million years ago. It appears to be closely related to Torosaurus.
Since this dinosaur is known only from its skull, scientists know little about its over-all anatomy. The skull features a broad neck frill with two oval shaped openings.
Its brow horns were moderately long, but its nose horn was shorter and blunter than most Ceratopsians
Its body is assumed to be typical of the Ceratopsians, and based on the skull it is estimated to be 6 m (20 ft) long when fully grown.
Arrhinoceratops, like all Ceratopsians, was a herbivore. During the Cretaceous, flowering plants were "geographically limited on the landscape", and so it is likely that this dinosaur fed on the predominant plants of the era: ferns, cycads and conifers. It would have used its sharp Ceratopsian beak to bite off the leaves or needles.

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Additional info:

ArrhinoceratopsMD_2008.ztd                       uca: 2C5739B6 dated 17 October 2008

Results From Configuration Checking:

2c5739b6.uca date: Fri Oct 17 20:10:06 2008
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Animal Type: 2C5739B6

Arrhinoceratops

Arrhinoceratops belonged to the Ceratopsinae (previously known as
Chasmosaurinae) within the Ceratopsia (the name is Ancient Greek for "horned
face"), a group of herbivorous dinosaurs with parrot-like beaks which thrived
in North America and Asia during the Cretaceous Period, which ended roughly 65
million years ago. It appears to be closely related to Torosaurus.
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Animal Characteristics:

Habitat: Savannah; Location: North America; Era: Cretaceous
Minimum happiness needed for chance of breeding: 99.
Animal can jump.
Cannot be used in original Zoo Tycoon: cKeeperFoodType (8) is not 0 to 5.

Exhibit Preferences:

Foliage:
Red Gum Tree, Thorn Bush, Umbrella Thorn Tree, Tall Grass, Grass Tree
Sigillaria Tree (DD), Senegal Date Palm (ES)

Rocks:
Large Rock, Small Rock - Medium, Small Rock - Small
Medium Savannah Rock (DD), Termite Mound (ES)

Exhibit Construction:

Number of animals allowed per exhibit: 2-6 with 80 squares for each adult.

Exhibit size (for 2 adults): 160 grid squares

Terrain (for exhibit with 160 grid squares):
128 Savannah Grass, 24 Dirt, 8 Fresh Water

Foliage (for exhibit with 160 grid squares):
14 grid squares should contain foliage.
Foliage that would give the most happiness: Red Gum Tree
Since this is a small plant, greatest happiness will occur
if each of the 14 grid squares contains 4 of this plant.

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