Troodon

Troodon
Release Version: Secrets of Dr. Wu

Classification

Size

Height (m)1
Length (m)2
Weight (kg)50

Rating

Base Appeal42
Appeal (Per $1MM)139.1
Appeal (Per Hectare)210.0
Base AppealAppeal (Per $1MM)Appeal (Per Hectare)
Troodon
Median

Stats

Lifespan40 - 70
Resilience45
Attack40
Defence9
Medical Dart Resistance22
Sedative Resistance22
Poison Resistance-1

Environmental Needs

Comfort threshold70%
Grassland (m2)1110056%
Forest (m2)890045%

Cohabitation Preferences

Social Group4 - 16
Ideal Population0 - 25

Unlock requirements

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

Dig SitesFossil QualityFossil QuantityLocationsDurationCost
Judith River Formation1North America | USA | Montana02:00$60,000
★★3
★★★3
Prince Creek Formation1North America | USA | Alaska02:00$60,000
★★4
★★★2

Incubation

Duration02:10 - 02:25
Cost302,000

Disease

ImmuneBracken Poisoning
SusceptibleNone

Description

The name 'Troodon', Greek for 'wounding tooth', is derived from their venomous serrated teeth. The Troodon would stalk its victims after biting; the toxins in its saliva cause hallucinations, followed by paralysis and finally brain death.

Discovery

The first identified Troodon fossil was a single tooth discovered in the Judith River Formation in 1856. Troodon has proved difficult to classify; first identified as a small lizard, then a pachycephalosaur. Almost 100 years after the first tooth was discovered, Troodon was re-classified as a theropod due to its dentitional similarity to other known carnivores.

Paleoecology

The location of known Troodon fossils suggests it would favor cooler, possibly Arctic areas.