Dimetrodon

Dimetrodon
Release Version: Base Game

Size

SizeSmall
Height (m)1.8
Length (m)4.5
Weight (kg)226

Classification

Rating

Base Appeal83
Appeal (Per Hectare)236.7
Base Dominance54
Base AppealAppeal (Per Hectare)Base Dominance
Dimetrodon
Median female

Stats

Lifespan39 - 78
Resilience130
Attack39
Defence15
Medical Dart Resistance60
Sedative Resistance60
Poison Resistance100
Appetite38
Bite Size14

Security

Security RatingSecurity Rating: 2
Threat
Gyrosphere
Ranger Team
Tour Truck
Dinosaur Send / SummonNo

Environmental Needs

Comfort50% / 70% / 90%
Cover (m2)3755%
Arid (m2)316542%
Deep Water (m2)400953%
Meat (m2)3

Genome Trait Chances

Genetic Mods (Max)8
Habituation8%
Docile
Aggression15%
Aggressive
Nocturnal8%
Nocturnal
Skittish25%
Skittish
Offence50%
Strong
Fitness25%
Fit

Unlock requirements

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

Dig SitesLocationsFossilsRequirements (Logistics)DurationCost
Red Beds
North America
USA
Texas
fossil_synapsida_common
x6
fossil_synapsida_uncommon
x2
fossil_synapsida_rare
x2
34m$192,000

Synthesis

Eggs2 - 4
Requirements (Genetics)4
Scientists (Max)5
Duration40s
Cost$163,000
Cost (Genetic Mods)$8,150

Incubation

Requirements (Welfare)4
Scientists (Max)5
Duration2m
Cost$109,000

Breeding

Nest SizeMedium
Nest LocationSeparation
Breeding ArchetypeAverage C
Eggs2 - 4
Compatibility0% - 70%
Requirements (Welfare)2
Duration1m
Duration (Incubation)3m - 5m
Duration (Postpartum)1h 14m
Cost$100,000

Disease

ImmuneNone
SusceptibleNone

Description

Although it has a sailed back similar to many dinosaurs, Dimetrodon is actually a primitive synapsid dating back to the Early Permian period, around 290 million years ago – before the existence of even the earliest dinosaurs! The name Dimetrodon means ‘two measures of teeth’, in reference to this apex predator’s razor-sharp teeth that it used to grab and tear flesh from its prey.

Discovery

The first Dimetrodon fossils were described in 1877 by legendary American paleontologist Edward Drinker Cope, after he procured them from a group who had excavated the Red Beds rock formation in Texas. Cope officially named the genus Dimetrodon a year later, although he initially believed that the sail was a fin belonging to a lizard.

Paleoecology

Dimetrodon remains have been found across the southern United States and even as far away as Germany, dating back to a period when Europe and America formed a supercontinent known as Euramerica. The genus lived alongside a rich variety of primitive animals such as Diplocaulus, Edaphosaurus and Captorhinus, and is believed to have been the apex predator of its environment.