Giganotosaurus

Giganotosaurus
Release Version: Base Game

Classification

DietCarnivore
HabitatTerrestrial
EraLate Cretaceous
FamilyCarcharodontosauridae
GenusGiganotosaurus
Bio GroupLarge Carnivore

Size

Height (m)5
Length (m)16
Weight (kg)14,000

Rating

Base Appeal144
Appeal (Per $1MM)83.9
Appeal (Per Hectare)93.9
Base AppealAppeal (Per $1MM)Appeal (Per Hectare)
Giganotosaurus
Median

Stats

Lifespan40 - 65
Resilience29
Attack105
Defence32
Medical Dart Resistance172
Sedative Resistance172
Poison Resistance150

Environmental Needs

Comfort threshold80%
Grassland (m2)1860081%
Forest (m2)440019%

Cohabitation Preferences

Social Group1 - 2
Ideal Population0 - 13

Unlock requirements

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

Dig SitesFossil QualityFossil QuantityLocationsDurationCost
Candeleros Formation3South America | Argentina | Neuquén Province02:00$105,000
★★10
★★★7

Incubation

Duration06:18 - 07:00
Cost1,717,000

Disease

ImmuneBracken Poisoning
SusceptibleRabies

Description

Giganotosaurus was a large theropod that was one of the largest ever terrestrial predators. It is believed to be at least as large as Tyrannosaurus rex. Its name means 'great southern lizard'. They once roamed what is now Argentina, and likely hunted juvenile sauropods. They were homeothermic, meaning that they could generate heat internally.

Discovery

The first find of Giganotosaurus was a thigh bone by an amateur fossil hunter in 1993 in Patagonia, Argentina. So far only one substantial skeleton of Giganotosaurus has been discovered.

Paleoecology

Giganotosaurus was likely to have been an apex predator in its environment of swampy lowlands with rivers and streams.