Elaphrosaurus

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Elaphrosaurus

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Author: Moondawg

Keywords: extinct animals, dinosaurs

Date Released: Nov 24 2008

Current ElaphrosaurusMD_2008.ztd dated 23 November 2008

File Size: 1.68mb

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Description: Elaphrosaurus (meaning "lightweight lizard") was a carnivore from late Jurassic Tanzania, 145 mya.
Scientists aren't sure what its head looked like, as its skull was never found. Elaphrosaurus was probably a ceratosaur and probably was about 5 meters long. It was found in the Tendaguru Beds of Tanzania, which has also yielded Brachiosaurus, Allosaurus, and Kentrosaurus, to name a few.

A related animal, perhaps the same species, was found in the Morrison Formation. Few theropod skeletons have been found, most discoveries being fragments. Material from the Early Cretaceous of Niger was named E. gautieri in 1960, but it has since been renamed Spinostropheus by Sereno et al. (2004). What is known about Elaphrosaurus mostly comes from a single nearly complete skeleton. No skull has been found.

Hypothetical restoration of an Elaphrosaurus bambergii skull, Naturkundemuseum Berlin. No skull has ever been found.It was long and slender, with a long neck, possibly for digging into carrion. It was about 6.2 meters (20 ft) long, 1.46 meters (4.79 ft) tall at the hip, and weighed about 210 kilograms (460 lb).[1] The tibia (shin bone) of Elaphrosaurus was considerably longer than its femur (thigh bone), which indicates that it could probably run very fast.

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Additional info:

ElaphrosaurusMD_2008.ztd                             uca: 90D35026 dated 23 November 2008

Results From Configuration Checking:

90d35026.uca date: Sun Nov 23 15:10:32 2008
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Animal Type: 90D35026

Elaphrosaurus

Scientists aren't sure what its head looked like, as its skull was never
found. Elaphrosaurus was probably a ceratosaur and probably was about 5 meters
long. It was found in the Tendaguru Beds of Tanzania, which has also yielded
Brachiosaurus, Allosaurus, and Kentrosaurus, to name a few.
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Animal Characteristics:

Habitat: Rainforest; Location: Africa; 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 (7) is not 0 to 5.

Exhibit Preferences:

Foliage:
Ulmo Tree, Mangrove Tree, Elephant Ear Tree, Foxtail Palm Tree
Llala Palm Tree, Rainforest Bush, Rainforest Fern, Orchid Tree, Kapok Tree
Thouarsus Cycad Tree (DD), Fern Bush (DD), Leptocycas Tree (DD)
Williamsonia Tree (DD), Fallen Rainforest Tree (ES), Rainforest Stump (ES)
Rafflesia (ES), Giant Ficus Tree (ES), Durian Tree (ES)

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
Mossy Rainforest Rock (ES), Limestone Rock (ES)

Other specifically liked items:
Jungle Rock - Formation

Exhibit Construction:

Number of animals allowed per exhibit: 1-3 with 60 squares for each adult.

Exhibit size (for 2 adults): 120 grid squares

Terrain (for exhibit with 120 grid squares):
102 Rainforest Floor, 6 Grass, 12 Fresh Water

Foliage (for exhibit with 120 grid squares):
6 grid squares should contain foliage.
Foliage that would give the most happiness: Thouarsus Cycad Tree (DD)
Since this is a small plant, greatest happiness will occur
if each of the 6 grid squares contains 4 of this plant.

Rocks (for exhibit with 120 grid squares):
5 Small Rock - Small, which is its most liked rock.

Elevation: Of the 120 squares, 3 nonadjacent squares should be elevated.