Postosuchus

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Postosuchus

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Author: Moondawg

Keywords: extinct

Release Date: Oct 26, 2008

Current PostosuchusMD_2008.ztd dated 26 October 2008

File Size: 2.72mb

Compatibility: DD or CC

Description: Postosuchus was a basal archosaur which lived in what is now North America during the middle through to the late Triassic period (228-202 million years ago).
It was a rauisuchian, a cousin of crocodiles and came from the same ancestry as dinosaurs. Its name means "crocodile from Post", named after the Post Quarry in Texas, where many fossils of the species were found. It was one of the top predators of its area during the Triassic, larger than the small dinosaur predators of its time (such as Megapnosaurus and Coelophysis). It was a hunter which probably preyed on dicynodonts and many other creatures smaller than itself.

Postosuchus was a quadrupedal reptile with a wide skull and a long tail. It was about 6 meters long, 2 meters tall, and was held up by columnar legs (a quite uncommon feature in reptiles). A crocodile-like snout, filled with many large-sized dagger-like teeth, was used to kill its prey. Rows of protective plates covering its back formed a defensive shield.

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PostosuchusMD_2008.ztd                                       uca: 3EB013F2 dated 26 October 2008

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3eb013f2.uca date: Sun Oct 26 12:44:22 2008
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Animal Type: 3EB013F2

Postosuchus

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Animal Characteristics:

Habitat: Grassland; Location: North America; Era: Triassic
Minimum happiness needed for chance of breeding: 96.
Cannot be used in original Zoo Tycoon: cKeeperFoodType (7) is not 0 to 5.

Exhibit Preferences:

Foliage:
Broadleaf Bush, Monkey Puzzle Tree (DD)

Rocks:
Large Rock, Small Rock - Medium, Small Rock - Small

Exhibit Construction:

Number of animals allowed per exhibit: 1-3 with 20 squares for each adult.

Exhibit size (for 2 adults): 40 grid squares

Terrain (for exhibit with 40 grid squares):
30 Grass, 8 Dirt, 2 Fresh Water

Foliage (for exhibit with 40 grid squares):
2 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 2 grid squares contains 4 of this plant.

Rocks (for exhibit with 40 grid squares):
10 Small Rock - Small, which is its most liked rock.

Elevation: Of the 40 squares, 1 nonadjacent squares should be elevated.