Noasaurus

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Noasaurus

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Author: Moondawg

Keywords: extinct animals, dinosaurs

Date Released: Jan 29 2009

Current NoasaurusMD_2009.ztd dated 4 January 2009

File Size: 1.37mb

Compatibility: DD and CC

Description: Noasaurus ("Northwestern Argentina lizard") is the name given to a carnivorous dinosaur genus of the late Campanian-Maastrichtian (Late Cretaceous).
It was a small (less than eight feet long) theropod, specifically a ceratosaur, discovered by Jaime Powell and Jose Bonaparte in northwestern Argentina. It was originally thought to have had a toe claw similar to that of dromaeosaurs, but independently developed, but this is now discredited: the "toe claw" was probably actually on the animal's hand. Compared to those avian-theropods, Noasaurus is old fashioned. It is likely a close relative of the larger abelisaurs that shared its habitat; they are both derived from the same Ceratosaurus-type basal ceratosaurian ancestor. The discovery of Masiakasaurus, a closely related animal from Madagascar, provides evidence for this new theory: it doesn't have a dromaeosaur-style toe claw.

Noasaurus ("Northwestern Argentina lizard") is the name given to a carnivorous dinosaur genus of the late Campanian-Maastrichtian (Late Cretaceous). It was a small (less than eight feet long) theropod, specifically a ceratosaur, discovered by Jaime Powell and Jos? Bonaparte in northwestern Argentina. It was originally thought to have had a toe claw similar to that of dromaeosaurs, but independently developed, but this is now discredited: the "toe claw" was probably actually on the animal's hand.

Compared to those avian-theropods, Noasaurus is old fashoned. It is likely a close relative of the larger abelisaurs that shared its habitat; they are both derived from the same Ceratosaurus-type basal ceratosaurian ancestor. The discovery of Masiakasaurus, a closely related animal from Madagascar, provides evidence for this new theory: it doesn't have a dromaeosaur-style toe claw.

The type species, Noasaurus leali, was described by Bonaparte and Powell in 1980.

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NoasaurusMD_2009.ztd                            uca: 174CCE28 dated 4 January 2009

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174cce28.uca date: Sun Jan 04 20:51:20 2009
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Animal Type: 174CCE28

Noasaurus

It was a small (less than eight feet long) theropod, specifically a
ceratosaur, discovered by Jaime Powell and Jose Bonaparte in northwestern
Argentina. It was originally thought to have had a toe claw similar to that of
dromaeosaurs, but independently developed, but this is now discredited: the
"toe claw" was probably actually on the animal's hand. Compared to those
avian-theropods, Noasaurus is old fashoned. It is likely a close relative of
the larger abelisaurs that shared its habitat; they are both derived from the
same Ceratosaurus-type basal ceratosaurian ancestor. The discovery of
Masiakasaurus, a closely related animal from Madagascar, provides evidence for
this new theory: it doesn't have a dromaeosaur-style toe claw.
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Animal Characteristics:

Habitat: Coniferous Forest; Location: South America; Era: Cretaceous
Minimum happiness needed for chance of breeding: 95.
Preferred shelter: Rock Cave.
Animal can jump.
Animal can climb cliffs.
Cannot be used in original Zoo Tycoon: cKeeperFoodType (7) is not 0 to 5.

Exhibit Preferences:

Foliage:
Lodgepole Pine Tree, Fir Tree, Pine Tree, Spruce Tree, Yellow Cedar Tree
Western Red Cedar Tree, Club Moss Shrub (DD), Walchian Conifer Tree (DD)
Dawn Redwood Tree (DD), Lepidodendron Tree (DD)
Norfolk Island Pine Tree (DD), Sigillaria 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: 3-6 with 20 squares for each adult.

Exhibit size (for 3 adults): 60 grid squares

Terrain (for exhibit with 60 grid squares):
48 Coniferous Floor, 6 Fresh Water, 6 Grass

Foliage (for exhibit with 60 grid squares):
5 grid squares should contain foliage.
Foliage that would give the most happiness: Norfolk Island Pine Tree (DD)
Since this is a small plant, greatest happiness will occur
if each of the 5 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.