Camarasaurus

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***Camarasaurus*** is a genus of sauropod dinosaur in the *Jurassic World Evolution* series, originating in Late Jurassic North America. Among the most common sauropod dinosaurs, *Camarasaurus* originated in Late Jurassic North America.

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

 Dinosaur National Monument | ★★★★★★★
 Morrison Formation | ★★★★★★★

#### Skins

 NULL

 JUNGLE

 RAINFOREST

 SAVANNAH

 STEPPE

 WOODLAND

## Paleontology

*Camarasaurus* is a sauropod from the Late Jurassic period and its remains have been found in the famous Morrison Formation in North America. *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.

### 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 140-150 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.

## References

1. ↑ Frontier Developments. (October 8, 2017). *First In-Game Footage - Jurassic World Evolution* [Video]. YouTube. Retrieved March 20, 2021.