Apatosaurus

Apatosaurus
Release Version: Base Game

Classification

DietHerbivore
HabitatTerrestrial
EraLate Jurassic
FamilyDiplodocidae
GenusApatosaurus
Bio GroupGiant Herbivore

Size

Height (m)5
Length (m)25
Weight (kg)38,000

Rating

Base Appeal90
Appeal (Per $1MM)105.8
Appeal (Per Hectare)152.5
Base AppealAppeal (Per $1MM)Appeal (Per Hectare)
Apatosaurus
Median

Stats

Lifespan71 - 113
Resilience57
Attack51
Defence0
Medical Dart Resistance234
Sedative Resistance234
Poison Resistance250

Environmental Needs

Comfort threshold45%
Grassland (m2)1530052%
Forest (m2)1420048%
Preferred PaleobotanyConifersConifers
Tree FernsTree Ferns
GinkgoGinkgo
Harmful PaleobotanyPaw PawPaw Paw
MossesMosses
HorsetailsHorsetails

Cohabitation Preferences

Social Group3 - 7
Ideal Population0 - 22

Unlock requirements

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

Dig SitesFossil QualityFossil QuantityLocationsDurationCost
Morrison Formation2North America | USA | Colorado02:00$75,000
★★5
★★★4
Dinosaur National Monument★★5North America | USA | Uinta Mountains02:00$75,000
★★★3
1

Incubation

Duration08:15 - 09:10
Cost851,000

Disease

ImmuneCommon Cold
SusceptibleBracken Poisoning

Description

Apatosaurus is a large sauropod with a long neck and corresponding tail for balance. Its name means 'deceptive lizard'. Like others in its family, the Apatosaurus's head is small in comparison with its body.

Discovery

Apatosaurus was named from a nearly complete skeleton extracted from the eastern foothills of the Rocky Mountains in Colorado in 1877. So far, two species of Apatosaurus have been identified. The first from the original find, and the second from a later find in Utah.

Paleoecology

So far Apatosaurus finds have been in the Morrison Formation, which has revealed an abundance of large sauropods, of which Apatosaurus is the second most common of the era.