Hagryphus

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Hagryphus

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Author: Moondawg

Keywords: extinct animals

Date Released: Dec 19 2008

Current HagryphusMD_2008.ztd dated 13 December 2008

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Compatibility: DD and CC

Description: Hagryphus ("Ha's griffin", from Egyptian Ha, name of a god of the western desert and Greek gryphus meaning 'griffin' (a mythological bird-like creature) is an oviraptorosaurian theropod dinosaur from the Upper Cretaceous Period of wh
o date, only a single species is known, H. giganteus. The holotype was discovered in the Kaiparowits Formation (Late Campanian) in the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument of southern Utah. Radiometric dating indicates that the beds where the specimen was found date to between 76 and 75 million years ago. Designated UMNH VP 12765, the type specimen resides in the collections of the Utah Museum of Natural History in Salt Lake City. It consists of an incomplete but articulated left manus and the distal portion of the left radius. Both the semilunate and radiale are preserved.

Other known species of North American oviraptorosaurs include Elmisaurus rarus, Microvenator celer, and Chirostenotes pergracilis. This group of dinosaurs is better known from the Cretaceous of Asia, where forms such as Khaan mckennai, Conchoraptor gracilis and Oviraptor philoceratops have been discovered.

Oviraptorosaurs are characterized by a shortened snout, massive endentulous jaws and extensively pneumatized skulls, often sporting elaborate crests, the function of which remains unknown. The toothless jaws may indicate a diet of eggs but these theropods likely fed on small vertebrates as well. Evidence suggests that they were feathered and some paleontologists consider them to be true birds (see the main article Oviraptorosauria for further information).

As the species name indicates, Hagryphus giganteus was a particularly large oviraptorosaur, estimated to have been approximately 3 meters (10 ft) long, which makes it one of the largest members of the clade Oviraptorosauria (Barsbold, 1976). H. giganteus is estimated to be 30-40% larger than the next largest known North American oviraptorosaur, Chirostenotes.

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HagryphusMD_2008.ztd                                          uca: 1DC8161B dated 13 December 2008

Results From Configuration Checking:

1dc8161b.uca date: Sat Dec 13 22:21:46 2008
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Animal Type: 1DC8161B

Hagryphus

The holotype was discovered in the Kaiparowits Formation (Late Campanian) in
the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument of southern Utah. Radiometric
dating indicates that the beds where the specimen was found date to between 76
and 75 million years ago. Designated UMNH VP 12765, the type specimen resides
in the collections of the Utah Museum of Natural History in Salt Lake City. It
consists of an incomplete but articulated left manus and the distal portion of
the left radius. Both the semilunate and radiale are preserved.
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Animal Characteristics:

Habitat: Grassland; Location: North America; Era: Cretaceous
Minimum happiness needed for chance of breeding: 98.
Animal can jump.
Animal can climb cliffs.
Cannot be used in original Zoo Tycoon: cKeeperFoodType (6) is not 0 to 5.

Exhibit Preferences:

Foliage:
Broadleaf Bush, Walchian Conifer 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, Stone Ruins, Rainforest Rock - Formation

Other specifically liked items:
Jungle Rock - Formation

Exhibit Construction:

Number of animals allowed per exhibit: 3-10 with 20 squares for each adult.

Exhibit size (for 3 adults): 60 grid squares

Terrain (for exhibit with 60 grid squares):
42 Grass, 6 Dirt, 6 Fresh Water, 6 Deciduous Floor

Foliage (for exhibit with 60 grid squares):
4 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 4 grid squares contains 4 of this plant.

Rocks (for exhibit with 60 grid squares):
5 Small Rock - Small, which is its most liked rock.

Elevation: Of the 60 squares, 2 nonadjacent squares should be elevated.