Ouranosaurus is an unlockable dinosaur in Jurassic World Evolution added on June 18, 2019 as a part of the Clair's Sanctuary DLC.
Information[]
Ouranosaurus fossils are unlocked once the player has achieved a high enough ranking with the entertainment division on Isla Sorna and the player has completed the Claire's Sanctuary missions.
Base Stats (at 100% Genome)[] | |
|---|---|
| Attack | 26 |
| Defense | 0 |
| Lifespan | 92 |
| Resilience | 50 |
| Rating | 38 |
| Incubation Cost | $215,000 |
Dig Sites[]
- Tegama Beds
Skins[]
- Rainforest Pattern
- Jungle Pattern
- Steppe Pattern
- Arid Pattern
- Wetland Pattern
Genome[]
Ouranosaurus has 8 Gap ID slots to modify.
- Cosmetic
- Resilience
- Lifespan
- Resilience
- Social
- Habitat
- Stress
- Lifespan
Bio[]
Profile[]
InGen Database[]
Stats[] | |
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| Era | Early Cretaceous |
| Family | Iguanodontidae |
| Genus | Ouranosaurus |
| Height | 2.8 m |
| Weight | 2 T |
| Length | 8.3 m |
| Feeder Type | Ground Herbivore |
Description[]
- Ouranosaurus was a herbivorous dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous Period. It lived in what is now modern day Africa.
- Ouranosaurus featured large spines that ran along its entire back and tail. These spines supported a large sail, similar to those of Spinosaurus. Like Spinosaurus, the exact purpose of this sail is not known - hypotheses include display, thermoregulation, or energy storage.
- Ouranosaurus featured a spiked thumb, that, whilst much smaller than that of the Iguanodon, could have been used for defense, or in food consumption. The cheeks of the Ouranosaurus contained a row of teeth that would have been used to chew tougher plant matter that made up their diet.
Discovery[]
- The holotype specimen of Ouranosaurus was discovered in 1965 in the Upper Eirhaz Formation, at a site near Gadoufaoua, an are in Niger's Tenere desert. Gadoufaoua is the site of other notable fossil discoveries, such as Sarcosuchus imperator, an extinct, distant relative of modern crocodilians. In Tuareg, a local language, the game 'Gadoufaoua' means "where camels fear to thread."
- The animal was named by its discoverer, paleontologist Philippe Taquet, after the Tuareg word 'ourane', meaning "monitor lizard". To the Tuareg, the monitor lizard is a sacred animal. Originally assigned to Iguanodontidae due to superficial similarities, specifically the thumb spikes, Ouranosaurus is nowadays placed in Hadrosauriformes.
Paleoecology[]
- Nowadays, Gadoufaoua is a hot and dry desert, but when Ouranosaurus was alive it would have been a feshwater, fluvial environment, with a humid, tropical climate. Grasses did not evolve until the Late Cretaceous, so Ouranosaurus' diet was likely largely composed of ferns, horsetails, and angiosperms. Ouranosaurus would have shared its environment with river-dwelling animals like semionotid fish, and Sarcosuchus.
Trivia[]
- The Rainforest Pattern can only be unlocked once the player creates a 5 star park on Nublar North on any Challenge difficulty.
- In the game, Ouranosaurus gallops but in reality, it can run on two legs and walked on four legs.