Known as the "chambered lizard", the Camarasaurus impresses with both its size and its blunt snout. It prefers to live in groups. A challenge, but one I'm confident you can handle. |
Camarasaurus is a genus of sauropod dinosaur in the Jurassic World Evolution series. Originating in Late Jurassic North America, it was among the most common sauropod dinosaurs.
In Evolution, Camarasaurus is unlocked by the Hammond Foundation on Isla Pena, and can tolerate a large number of other dinosaurs in their enclosure.
Characteristics
One of the largest sauropods at a weight of 51 tons and measuring 18 meters in length, Camarasaurus was a large sauropod that once roamed North America during the Late Jurassic period and is easily recognized thanks to its distinctive blunt nose. Related to more well-known dinosaurs including Diplodocus and Brachiosaurus, Camarasaurus lives in herds and features a comparatively shorter neck and tail than most sauropods, but a larger head. Its name means "Chambered Lizard". Its chisel-shaped teeth were suitable for consuming coarse plant matter. In Jurassic World Evolution, Camarasaurus is reddish-gold-brown with a paler underside.
Gameplay
Evolution
Behaviour
Camarasaurus is a social dinosaur which requires a social group of between two and seven individuals, and an enclosure population of between two and twenty three other dinosaurs of various species. Like other sauropods, the Camarasaurus eats from either the Tall Herbivore Feeder or, with the Claire's Sanctuary expansion pack, the Tall Paleofeeder, showing a preference for Conifers, Ginkgo and Tree Ferns.
Available genomes
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Skins
Paleontology
Camarasaurus is a sauropod from the Late Jurassic period and its remains have been found in the famous Morrison Formation in North America. Despite its size, between 15 to 23 m (49 and 75 ft) long and weighing 23 to 47 t (50,706 to 103,600 lb), Camarasaurus was a medium-sized sauropod for the time; not the largest, but not the smallest and one of the most common. There are two branches of sauropod present in the Morrison Formation at this time, the Diplodocidae, such as Apatosaurus and the Macronaria.
The Macronaria can be identified by their boxy heads and more stocky and sturdy bodies, compared to the long, horse-like faces and elongated necks and tails of the Diplodocidae. Camarasaurus belonged to the former, along with Brachiosaurus. Both dinosaurs had evolved to feed on high growing branches to avoid competition with more grounded herbivores. Fossil evidence suggests that Camarasaurus lived in small herds.
The first Camarasaurus find was discovered in Colorado in 1877 during the Bone Wars by Oramel W. Lucas, although the bones he found were purchased by Edward Drinker Cope soon after. A near-complete full skeleton of Camarasaurus was unearthed in 1925 by Charles W. Gilmore, and the finding led paleontologists of the time to believe Camarasaurus was much smaller than initially assumed. However, further research showed that the skeleton was from a juvenile specimen. Complete skeletons have been found in Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming. There are currently four valid species recognized in the genus of Camarasaurus, which are as follows: C. grandis, C. lentus, C. lewisi, and C. supremus, by far the largest and type species.
Paleoecology
One of the most prominent members of the Morrison Formation ecosystem, which had more water with swampy lowlands, lakes and river channels in a semiarid environment with distinct wet and dry seasons, Camarasaurus was lived around 150ā140 million years ago during the Late Jurassic period. It shared its environment with a variety of different sauropods like Apatosaurus, Brontosaurus, Brachiosaurus, and Diplodocus. Other dinosaurs found at the same time include the armored Stegosaurus, small ornithopods such as Camptosaurus and Dryosaurus, as well as the carnivorous theropods Allosaurus and Ceratosaurus.
Behind the scenes
The Camarasaurus is one of the few sauropod dinosaurs featured in Jurassic World Evolution, revealed in the first video unveiling in-game footage on October 8th, 2017. [1]
Gallery
References
- ā Frontier Developments. (October 8, 2017). First In-Game Footage - Jurassic World Evolution [Video]. YouTube. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
External Links
- Camarasaurus on Wikipedia