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Talk about the opposite of subtle, and I don't mean Owen... no, this is the Chasmosaurus. It has dynamic coloring and these large openings, called fenestrae, in a frill that rises above its head. This is a dinosaur that says "look at me." So maybe a little like Owen.

Chasmosaurus is a genus of ceratopsid dinosaur in the Jurassic World Evolution series, originating from Late Cretaceous North America. In Evolution, Chasmosaurus fossils are first unlocked on Isla Pena then excavated in the Dinosaur Park Formation, Horseshoe Canyon Formation, and Scollard Formation.

Characteristics

You’ve got another three-horned dinosaur... this time a Chasmosaurus. The top of its head features a wide frill. Too thin for protection, so it is hypothesized that it’s instead used to impress a potential mate. Which on the islands, cannot happen. I’m assured. As I was before.

Weighing around two tons and spanning approximately five meters in length, Chasmosaurus is an average-sized ceratopsian dinosaur with a condensed body type, similar in size to its relatives Triceratops and Sinoceratops, although it is significantly smaller than both. However, like Triceratops, Torosaurus, and Pentaceratops, Chasmosaurus' noticeable feature are three horns on its face (one on its snout and two above its eyes) and a large, wide rectangular frill that would likely have been too fragile for defense. Therefore, it may have been for attracting mates or identification within their herd. Its name translates to "Opening Lizard", because of the holes present in the frill bone structure to save weight. As with other ceratopsians, Chasmosaurus was a herbivore and primarily moves in herds to afford it protection against carnivores.

Unlocked on Isla Pena, Chasmosaurus has average requirements and is otherwise relatively easy to take care of. In Jurassic World Evolution, the base genome of the Chasmosaurus is primarily reddish-brown in color, with a creamy underbelly and faded blue and red streaks on its large frill.

Gameplay

Evolution

Behaviour

Chasmosaurus is a somewhat social animal and requires at least two more of its own kind to maintain a healthy comfort level but otherwise has an average maximum social and population limit. Additionally, Chasmosaurus is capable of living somewhat peacefully alongside small carnivores such as Proceratosaurus and Velociraptor, only occasionally engaging in non-fatal territorial fights.

Chasmosaurus will, as all herbivores do, socialize with others of its own species on occasion, but otherwise behaves very similarly to other ceratopsians. Like all other ceratopsians, Chasmosaurus will engage in a death duel with large and medium carnivores such as Tyrannosaurus and Ceratosaurus if provoked.

Available genomes

Fossil icon Dig site Quality Number available
Ceratopsidfossilicon
Dinosaur Park Formation ★★★
★★★★
4
4
Horseshoe Canyon Formation
★★
★★★
1
3
4
Scollard Formation
★★
★★★
★★★★
1
3
4
4

Skins

Paleontology

CHASMORIPA

A pair of Chasmosaurus.

Chasmosaurus was first discovered in 1898 by Canadian paleontologist Lawrence Morris Lambe in who excavated part of the dinosaur's neck frill from Berry Creek, California, USA, with a more comprehensive specimen being discovered in 1913 by Charles Sternbern in the Dinosaur Park Formation of Alberta, Canada, and from this the genus was named. It was initially classified as a genus of Monoclonius, but later findings confirmed it was a new discovery. Further remains have been found in the intervening years have identified two species of the genus, allowing experts to define new species within the Chasmosaurus genus. Chasmosaurus' branch of ceratopsians, the Chasmosaurinae, are characterized by their long frills and small horns. The massive frills were most likely not used for combat, as they were too fragile and contained large openings in their skeletal structure, likely to reduce their weight. One theory suggests that they may have been able to flush blood into their frills to display vivid colors to attract mates or scare off rivals and predators.

Paleoecology

Chasmosaurus lived in Canada during the Late Cretaceous period, around 75 million years ago, and existed alongside numerous other dinosaurs including fellow ceratopsians Centrosaurus and Styracosaurus as well as the hadrosaurs Parasaurolophus and Corythosaurus, the ornithomimid Struthiomimus, the armored Euoplocephalus and Edmontonia, and the tyrannosaurids Daspletosaurus and the infamous Tyrannosaurus. It ate cycads, ferns, and palms, but there were probably many more considering that it lived in a wooded region. It used its powerful, durable beak to tear plants out of the ground, while its tough skin protected it from predators.

Behind the scenes

The Chasmosaurus is one of several ceratopsian dinosaurs featured in Jurassic World Evolution, and was first revealed in a Species Profile on February 23, 2018.[1] It plays a role in the Isla Pena Science Division mission Needs Management, in which the player must acquire at least 85% of its genome and release two into a secure enclosure.

Gallery

References

  1. Frontier Developments. (February 23, 2018). Species Profile - Chasmosaurus [Video]. YouTube. Retrieved October 26, 2019.

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