Scripted behaviors against each species in this likes/dislikes subset, not guaranteed to happen. Dominance, territory, and traits etc determine whether they would actually fight.
Unlock requirements
Unlocked by retrieving the fossil from one of the following dig sites:
Dig Sites
Fossil Size
Fossil Quantity
Locations
Requirements (Logistics)
Duration
Cost
Scientists (Max)
Hell Creek Formation B
1
1
North America | USA | Montana
6
04:00
$400,000
3
2
1
3
2
Lance Formation Site B
1
3
North America | USA | Wyoming
6
04:00
$400,000
3
2
2
3
1
Synthesis
Eggs
1 - 6
Requirements (Genetics)
6
Scientists (Max)
3
Duration
01:15
Cost
$175,000
Incubation
Requirements (Welfare)
6
Scientists (Max)
3
Duration
03:45
Cost
$350,000
Genome Trait Chances
Genetic Mods (Max)
6
Sociability
25%
Social
Habituation
8.5%
Docile
Aggression
-25%
Aggressive
Nocturnal
6%
Nocturnal
Offence
-50%
Weak
Disease
Immune
None
Susceptible
Hookworms
Description
The herbivorous dinosaur Triceratops is one of the largest ceratopsidae, at around 9m in length and weighing 12 tons. Notable for its large frill and the three horns on its head – which give rise to its name, which translates to ‘three-horned face – Triceratops’ diet consists mainly of ground level vegetation, although their size may have enabled them to knock over larger plants and trees to feed on.
Discovery
Triceratops was discovered in 1887, when George Lyman Cannon found a partial skull with two horns close to Denver, Colorado and sent the specimen to famous paleontologist Othniel Charles Marsh. The bones were initially considered to belong to a large bison but, two years later, Marsh realized that they belonged to a previously undiscovered genus of horned dinosaur, which he named Triceratops.
Paleoecology
This genus lived in the United States approximately 66-68m years ago during the Late Cretaceous period, roaming the forests and plains where food was easy to find. Numerous dinosaurs co-existed in Triceratops’ environment, including Torosaurus, Ankylosaurus and Stygimoloch, while Triceratops needed its horns to defend itself from predators including Tyrannosaurus.
Cohabitation Preferences
Scripted behaviors against each species in this likes/dislikes subset, not guaranteed to happen. Dominance, territory, and traits etc determine whether they would actually fight.