Rhoetosaurus

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Rhoetosaurus

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Author: Moondawg

Kaywords: extinct dinosaurs

Date Released: Nov 21 2008

Current RhoetosaurusMD_2008.ztd dated 16 November 2008

File Size: 10.23mb

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Description: Rhoetosaurus ("Rhoetos lizard"), named after Rhoetus, a Titan in Greek Mythology, was a genus of Sauropod dinosaur from the Jurassic (Middle Jurassic) of what is now eastern Australia.
Rhoetosaurus is estimated to have been about 12-15 metres long.

In 1924, Heber Longman, self-trained paleontologist at (and later director of) the Queensland Museum in Brisbane, learnt of a large fossil reptile skeleton exposed on Durham Downs Station near Roma in central Queensland. The station manager, Arthur Browne, forwarded fragments of bone to Longman, so and was honoured with the dinosaur's specific name brownei.

The initial collection was of 22 tail vertebrae, including a series of 16 consecutive bones, and other fragmentary hindlimb pieces. Soon after Longman announced the new discovery, he visited the station and arranged for more material of the same skeleton to be sent to the Queensland Museum. These included additional vertebrae from the thoracic area, bits of rib, more caudals and more of the femur and pelvis as well as a cervical vertebra.

Further material was collected by Mary Wade and Alan Bartholomai in 1975, and still more by Drs. Tom Rich, Anne Warren, Zhao Xijin, and Ralph Molnar. This additional material includes more ribs, another possible cervical vertebrae, and most of right hind limb, which is currently under study. To date, the end of the tail, forelimbs nor skull has not been found.

Along with Austrosaurus, Rhoetosaurus is among the two best-known sauropods thus far discovered in Australia, as well as for the Jurassic of Gondwana. Rhoetosaurus is presently the most complete Australian sauropod.

Inspired by the Zoo Tek Brains Trust

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Additional info:

RhoetosaurusMD_2008.ztd                          uca: FD408E28 dated 16 November 2008

Results From Configuration Checking:

fd408e28.uca date: Sun Nov 16 18:38:44 2008
No Errors or Warnings to show.
Animal Type: FD408E28

Rhoetosaurus

Rhoetosaurus is estimated to have been about 12-15 metres long.
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Animal Characteristics:

Habitat: Deciduous Forest; Location: Australia; Era: Jurassic
Minimum happiness needed for chance of breeding: 97.
Animal can jump.
Animal can climb cliffs.
Cannot be used in original Zoo Tycoon: cKeeperFoodType (8) is not 0 to 5.

Exhibit Preferences:

Foliage:
Wild Olive Tree, Elm Tree, Pacific Dogwood Tree, Cherry Tree, Maple Tree
Thornless Mesquite Tree, Birch Tree, Trembling Aspen Tree, Globe Willow Tree
Japanese Maple Tree, Deciduous Bush, Weeping Willow Tree, White Oak Tree
Broadleaf Bush, Gingko Tree (DD), Glossopteris Tree (DD), Magnolia Tree (DD)
Monkey Puzzle Tree (DD), Bonsai (CC), Snowbell Tree (CC)

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, Deciduous Forest Rock - Formation

Exhibit Construction:

Number of animals allowed per exhibit: 1-3 with 80 squares for each adult.

Exhibit size (for 2 adults): 160 grid squares

Terrain (for exhibit with 160 grid squares):
136 Deciduous Floor, 8 Grass, 16 Fresh Water

Foliage (for exhibit with 160 grid squares):
10 grid squares should contain foliage.
Foliage that would give the most happiness: Magnolia Tree (DD)
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 160 grid squares):
13 Small Rock - Small, which is its most liked rock.