Nothosaurus

Nothosaurus
Classification
Binomial Name	Nothosaurus giganteus
Name Meaning	False Lizard
Diet	Piscivore
Era	Middle-Late Triassic
Family	Nothosauridae
Cohabitation Category	Nothosaurus
Expedition
Dig sites	Jena Formation Vossenveld Formation
Size
Height	1 m (3.3 feet)
Height	1 m (3.3 feet)
Length	7 m (23 feet)
Length	7 m (23 feet)
Weight	150 kg (330.7 lbs)
Weight	150 kg (330.7 lbs)
Environment
Security rating	2
Security rating	2
Minimum population	3
Minimum population	3
Open space	100%
Open space	100%
Fish	0.40
Fish	0.40
Cohabitation
Likes	No Liked Species
Dislikes	No Disliked Species
Stats
Appeal	162
Attack	79
Defence	24
Dominance	103
Lifespan	82
Synthesis
Batch size	3-6
Duration	0:12
Cost	$135,000
Incubation
Duration	0:36
Cost	$270,000

When they told me this thing has legs, I said "No! It's staying in the water!" I don't want to be receiving reports of it running rampant in the sewers, showing up in elevators- Nothosaurus? Not a chance. - Cabot Finch

Nothosaurus is a genus of nothosaurid marine reptile in Jurassic World Evolution 2. Originating from Middle to Late Triassic Europe, Africa, and Asia, it's an ancestor of the plesiosaur family of marine reptiles. Nothosaurus is part of the Prehistoric Marine Species Pack DLC.

History

At least one Nothosaurus was cloned by Mantah Corp, a bioengineering company that rivals InGen, and lived on a secluded island in a sewer system. Following a few encounters with the Nublar Six, it was released into the wild where it attacked and killed a Dilophosaurus and escaped into a river.

Characteristics

Easily recognized thanks to its unusual, eel-like appearance, Nothosaurus is a nimble, distinctive predatory marine animal that first roamed the seas of the Middle to Late Triassic period, around 240–210 million years ago. Measuring up to 7 meters in length, this aquatic reptile propels itself forward with paddle-like fins and webbed toes that allow it to swim at high speeds, while its impressive set of sharp needle teeth and strong jaws make it an efficient hunter. Nothosaurus is one of two marine reptiles that can go onto the rock-land formations housed in lagoons, the other being Archelon. Therefore, it can go onto land.

Gameplay

Behavior

Being one of two semi-aquatic species able to go on land, Nothosaurus can escape larger marine reptiles such as Kronosaurus and Mosasaurus. The social animation of the Nothosaurus changes depending whether the two interacting are in water or on a platform, similarly to the other amphibious lagoon creature, Archelon.

Paleontology

Growing between 4 and 7 m (13 and 23 ft) long and weighing between 82 and 150 kg (180 and 330 lb), Nothosaurus was first discovered in Germany's Muschelkalk rock formation in 1833 by paleontologist Georg zu Munster. The first specimen was initially believed to have lived on land rather than in the sea – in fact, the genus takes its name from the Ancient Greek for "False Lizard". Many further species of Nothosaurus have been named since its initial discovery, with research suggesting it may have been an ancestor of the plesiosaur and pliosaur family of marine reptiles.

Paleoecology

Nothosaurus dates back to the Mid-Late Triassic period and migrated across vast distances – fossils have been unearthed from Africa to China, although they are most commonly found in Europe. It lived on a diet of other marine reptiles and fish, and was probably the apex predator of its habitat. Among its contemporaries where the long-necked archosauromorph Tanystropheus and the large primitive ichthyosaur Cymbospondylus.

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External links

• Nothosaurus on Wikipedia