Pinacosaurus

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Pinacosaurus

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Author: Moondawg

Keywords: extinct, dinosaurs

Date Released: Nov 3, 2008

Current PinacosaurusMD_2008.ztd dated 2 November 2008

File Size: 7.85mb

Compatibility: All Game Versions

Description: Pinacosaurus ("plank lizard") is a genus of medium-sized ankylosaur dinosaurs that lived from the late Santonian to the late Campanian stages of the late Cretaceous period.
Pinacosaurus was a lightly-built, medium-sized ankylosaur with a long skull that reached a length of 5 meters (16 ft) Like all ankylosaurids, it had a bony club at the end of its tail which it used as a defensive weapon against predators such as Tarbosaurus. The most unusual element in the original specimen is the presence of two additional egg-shaped holes, one on top of the other, where the nostrils are normally found. The openings are characteristic of the genus, and the number varies: Godefroit et al. described four in 1999, and in 2003 a juvenile specimen with of five pairs of openings was described.

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Additional info:

PinacosaurusMD_2008.ztd                               uca: 53E48E24 dated 2 November 2008

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53e48e24.uca date: Sun Nov 02 17:42:06 2008
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Animal Type: 53E48E24

Pinacosaurus

Pinacosaurus was a lightly-built, medium-sized ankylosaur with a long skull
that reached a length of 5 meters (16 ft) Like all ankylosaurids, it had a
bony club at the end of its tail which it used as a defensive weapon against
predators such as Tarbosaurus. The most unusual element in the original
specimen is the presence of two additional egg-shaped holes, one on top of the
other, where the nostrils are normally found. The openings are characteristic
of the genus, and the number varies: Godefroit et al. described four in 1999,
and in 2003 a juvenile specimen with of five pairs of openings was described.
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Animal Characteristics:

Habitat: Savannah; Location: Asia; Era: Cretaceous
Minimum happiness needed for chance of breeding: 97.
Cannot be used in original Zoo Tycoon: cKeeperFoodType (8) is not 0 to 5.

Exhibit Preferences:

Foliage:
Acacia Caffra Tree, Thorn Acacia Tree, Hard Quandong Tree, Red Gum Tree
Thorn Bush, Yellow Fever Tree, Umbrella Thorn Tree, Tall Grass, Grass Tree
Sigillaria Tree (DD), Senegal Date Palm (ES)

Rocks:
Large Rock, Large Rock - 1, Large Rock - 2, Large Rock - 3, Large Rock - 4
Small Rock - Medium, Small Rock - Small, Medium Savannah Rock (DD)
Termite Mound (ES)

Exhibit Construction:

Number of animals allowed per exhibit: 3-10 with 60 squares for each adult.

Exhibit size (for 3 adults): 180 grid squares

Terrain (for exhibit with 180 grid squares):
126 Savannah Grass, 9 Sand, 36 Dirt, 9 Fresh Water

Foliage (for exhibit with 180 grid squares):
9 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 9 grid squares contains 4 of this plant.

Rocks (for exhibit with 180 grid squares):
7 Small Rock - Small, which is its most liked rock.

Elevation: Of the 180 squares, 2 nonadjacent squares should be elevated.