Pteranodon

Classification

Diet	Piscivore
Habitat	Aerial
Era	Late Cretaceous
Family	Pteranodontidae
Genus	Pteranodon
Bio Group	Flying Reptile

Size

Height (m)	2
Length (m)	7
Weight (kg)	25

Rating

Base Appeal	214
Appeal (Per $1MM)	407.6
Appeal (Per Hectare)	1109.3
Base Dominance	90

Pteranodon

Median

Stats

Lifespan	35 - 70
Resilience	130
Attack	60
Defence	30
Medical Dart Resistance	60
Sedative Resistance	25
Poison Resistance	155

Security

Security Rating	4
Threat	Helicopter Human Ranger Team
Dinosaur Send / Summon	No

Environmental Needs

Comfort	43% , 85% , 95%
Open Space (m²)	2500	60%
Rock (m²)	500	12%
Water (m²)	1150	28%
Fish (m²)	5

Cohabitation Preferences

Social Group	3 - 4
Ideal Population	0 - 20
Area Need Growth	+25%
Likes	Geosternbergia Thanatosdrakon
Liked By	Coelophysis Compsognathus Geosternbergia Moros Intrepidus Oviraptor Segisaurus Sinosauropteryx Thanatosdrakon
Dislikes	Indominus Rex Indoraptor Scorpios Rex
Disliked By	Indominus Rex Indoraptor Scorpios Rex Therizinosaurus
Neutral	Acrocanthosaurus Alamosaurus Albertosaurus Allosaurus Amargasaurus Ankylodocus Ankylosaurus Apatosaurus Archaeornithomimus Atrociraptor Australovenator Barbaridactylus Baryonyx Brachiosaurus Camarasaurus Carcharodontosaurus Carnotaurus Cearadactylus Ceratosaurus Chasmosaurus Chungkingosaurus Concavenator Corythosaurus Crichtonsaurus Cryolophosaurus Deinocheirus Deinonychus Dilophosaurus Dimetrodon Dimorphodon Diplodocus Dracorex Dreadnoughtus Dryosaurus Dsungaripterus Edmontosaurus Euoplocephalus Gallimimus Giganotosaurus Gigantoraptor Gigantspinosaurus Herrerasaurus Homalocephale Huayangosaurus Iguanodon Jeholopterus Kentrosaurus Lystrosaurus Maaradactylus Maiasaura Majungasaurus Mamenchisaurus Megalosaurus Metriacanthosaurus Microceratus Minmi Monolophosaurus Muttaburrasaurus Nasutoceratops Nigersaurus Nodosaurus Olorotitan Ouranosaurus Pachycephalosaurus Pachyrhinosaurus Parasaurolophus Pentaceratops Polacanthus Proceratosaurus Pteranodon Pyroraptor Qianzhousaurus Quetzalcoatlus Sauropelta Sinoceratops Spinoceratops Spinoraptor Spinosaurus Stegoceratops Stegosaurus Struthiomimus Stygimoloch Styracosaurus Suchomimus Tapejara Tarbosaurus Torosaurus Triceratops Troodon Tropeognathus Tsintaosaurus Tyrannosaurus rex Utahraptor Velociraptor Wuerhosaurus Yutyrannus
None Fight Hunt Pack Hunt Socialize Behaviors are scripted in game files but are not guaranteed to happen. Dominance, territory, and traits determine whether they would actually fight.

Unlock requirements

Unlocked by retrieving the fossil from one of the following dig sites:

Dig Sites	Locations	Fossils	Requirements (Logistics)	Duration	Cost
Niobrara Formation	North America ┗ USA ┗ Nebraska	x1 x1 x1	8	7m	$960,000
Pierre Shale	North America ┗ USA ┗ Montana	x1 x1 x1	10	7m	$960,000
Smoky Hill Chalk	North America ┗ USA ┗ Kansas	x1 x1	10	7m	$640,000

Synthesis

Eggs	1 - 3
Requirements (Genetics)	8
Scientists (Max)	3
Duration	2m
Cost	$210,000

Incubation

Requirements (Welfare)	8
Scientists (Max)	3
Duration	6m
Cost	$420,000

Genome Trait Chances

Genetic Mods (Max)	7
Humility	75%	Needy
Sociability	25%	Social
Habituation	6%	Docile
Nocturnal	16%	Nocturnal
Offence	50%	Weak

Disease

Immune	Foot And Mouth
Susceptible	None

Description

Pteranodon is one of the largest pterosaurs ever to have existed with a wingspan stretching up to 7m, and is easily recognizable thanks to the crest on the top of its skull, which it uses for display purposes. Although its diet consists largely of fish, Pteranodon does not have teeth, chewing its prey with its beak – in fact, its name translates to ‘wing toothless’.

Discovery

With over 1,200 known specimens, Pteranodon is one of the most well-known genera of flying reptiles. The first remains were found in 1870 by American paleontologist Othniel Charles Marsh in Kansas, when he unearthed numerous wing bones from the Smoky Hill Chalk Member. Initially the find was classified as Pterodactylus, but the 1876 excavation of a skull with no teeth confirmed that it was a new genus.

Paleoecology

Pteranodon lived around 80-85m years ago during the Late Cretaceous period, and is native to North America – particularly around the Western Interior Seaway. It lived alongside its relative Nyctosaurus and the toothed bird Ichthyornis, and built their nests high up to avoid predators.