Styracosaurus

Styracosaurus
Release Version: Base Game

Size

SizeMedium
Height (m)2.7
Length (m)5.5
Weight (kg)2,500

Classification

Rating

Base Appeal76
Appeal (Per Hectare)318.0
Base Dominance59
Base AppealAppeal (Per Hectare)Base Dominance
Styracosaurus
Median female

Stats

Lifespan36 - 72
Resilience130
Attack40
Defence19
Medical Dart Resistance60
Sedative Resistance60
Poison Resistance100
Appetite125
Bite Size13

Security

Security RatingSecurity Rating: 3
Threat
Ranger Team
Dinosaur Send / SummonYes

Environmental Needs

Comfort50% / 70% / 90%
Cover (m2)47712%
Wetland (m2)100325%
Ground Fiber (m2)2118
Water (m2)399

Genome Trait Chances

Genetic Mods (Max)8
Sociability75%
Social
Habituation9%
Docile
Aggression15%
Aggressive
Nocturnal4%
Nocturnal
Offence25%
Strong
Defence25%
Defensive

Unlock requirements

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

Dig SitesLocationsFossilsRequirements (Logistics)DurationCost
Laramie Formation
North America
USA
Colorado
fossil_ceratopsia_common
x3
fossil_ceratopsia_uncommon
x2
fossil_ceratopsia_rare
x2
34m$181,000

Synthesis

Eggs2 - 4
Requirements (Genetics)5
Scientists (Max)5
Duration50s
Cost$100,000
Cost (Genetic Mods)$5,000

Incubation

Requirements (Welfare)5
Scientists (Max)5
Duration2m 30s
Cost$100,000

Breeding

Nest SizeMedium
Nest LocationNeutral
Breeding ArchetypeSlow B
Eggs2 - 5
Compatibility0% - 70%
Requirements (Welfare)2
Duration1m
Duration (Incubation)4m - 7m
Duration (Postpartum)1h 14m
Cost$100,000

Disease

ImmuneNone
SusceptibleHookworms

Description

Measuring 5.1m in length and weighing almost 2 tons, Styracosaurus is a large herbivorous dinosaur that lived in the Cretaceous period. Styracosaurus is from the ceratopsian family of dinosaurs, with a single horn protruding from its snout and a large neck frill featuring lengthy spines that give it its name, which translates into ‘Spiked Lizard’.

Discovery

Styracosaurus fossils were first discovered in 1913 by C.M. Sternberg in Alberta, Canada, on a site that is now known as the Dinosaur Park formation. Further remains, including a nearly complete skeleton, were found close to the location of the original discovery by Barnum Brown two years later.

Paleoecology

Experts believe that Styracosaurus lived in groups on the coastal rivers and floodplains of what is now Canada, around 70-75 million years ago. This dinosaur was one of many genera to roam the area, along with Centrosaurus, Parasaurolophus and Gorgosaurus.