Aralosaurus

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Aralosaurus

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Author: Moondawg

Keywords: extinct animals

Release Date: Dec 13 2008

Current AralosaurusMD_2008.ztd dated 7 December 2008

File Size: 2.74mb

Compatibility: All Game Versions

Description: Aralosaurus (ar-ahl-o-SORE-us) meaning "Aral Sea lizard", because it was found in the Aral Sea when it began to shrink noticeably.Aralosaurus was a genus of hadrosaurid dinosaur which lived during the Late Cretaceous of what is now Kazakhstan.
Aralosaurus was characterized by a small, bony peak on its nose, much like its relatives Maiasaura and Gryposaurus. Some paleontologists have posited that Aralosaurus was actually a lambeosaurine.

Aralosaurus was a herbivore that lived in the late Cretaceous period, around 95 to 80 million years ago, and was capable of both bipedal and quadrupedal movement. Egg clusters show that Aralosaurus lived in herds and had locations for laying eggs where they would be safe.Several relatives, such as Jaxartosaurus have also been found in the surrounding area where Aralosaurus was found.

Aralosaurus was about the size of an elephant, being up to 9 m long, but was over 5,000 kilograms in weight. Although very little is known about Aralosaurus (only one near complete skull has been found); it was identified by a beak with nearly 1,000 small teeth in 30 rows. These teeth were used for breaking up plant matter by chewing, a feature common in herbivorous dinosaurs, but unusual for reptiles.The back of an Aralosaurus skull was wide, a feature suggestive of large jaw muscles used to power its chewing apparatus.

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Additional info:

AralosaurusMD_2008.ztd                                 uca: c9d0c026 dated 7 December 2008

Results From Configuration Checking:

c9d0c026.uca date: Sun Dec 07 22:14:54 2008
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Animal Type: C9D0C026

Aralosaurus

Aralosaurus (ar-ahl-o-SORE-us) meaning "Aral Sea lizard", because it was found
in the Aral Sea when it began to shrink noticeably.Aralosaurus was a genus of
hadrosaurid dinosaur which lived during the Late Cretaceous of what is now
Kazakhstan. Aralosaurus was characterized by a small, bony peak on its nose,
much like its relatives Maiasaura and Gryposaurus. Some paleontologists have
posited that Aralosaurus was actually a
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Animal Characteristics:

Habitat: Coniferous Forest; Location: Eurasia; Era: Cretaceous
Minimum happiness needed for chance of breeding: 95.
Animal can jump.
Animal can climb cliffs.
Cannot be used in original Zoo Tycoon: cKeeperFoodType (8) is not 0 to 5.

Exhibit Preferences:

Foliage:
Lodgepole Pine Tree, Fir Tree, Pine Tree, Yew Tree, Spruce Tree
Yellow Cedar Tree, Western Red Cedar Tree, Chinese Fir Tree, Broadleaf Bush
Pine Bush, Club Moss Shrub (DD), Walchian Conifer Tree (DD)
Dawn Redwood Tree (DD), Lepidodendron Tree (DD), Monkey Puzzle Tree (DD)
Norfolk Island Pine Tree (DD)

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, Coniferous Forest Rock - Formation
Medium Coniferous Rock (DD)

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):
90 Coniferous Floor, 6 Fresh Water, 24 Grass

Foliage (for exhibit with 120 grid squares):
10 grid squares should contain foliage.
Foliage that would give the most happiness: Walchian Conifer 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 120 grid squares):
10 Small Rock - Small, which is its most liked rock.