Dimorphodon (ARK: Survival Evolved Full)

The Dimorphodon is one of the pterosaurs in ARK: Survival Evolved.

## (Canon) Habitats

### The Island

Eastern PlainsNorthern PlainsCragg's IslandFootpawSouthern IsletsSouth HavenWeathertopNortheast ShoresNorthern ShoresSoutheast ShoresWestern CoastSouthern JungleDeep IslandDrayo's CoveGulch of LamentationHidden LakeThe Maw

## Basic Info

**Dossier**

**Wild:** Dimorphodon macronyx is a small species of pterosaur that flies throughout the Island, and flees when approached.

**Domesticated:** Whereas one must pull their punches to do so, a domesticated Dimorphodon could be used as a household pet, a hunter of small creatures, or as a "snackrifice".

**Known Information:** Dimorphodon hunts small prey, both on the wing and on the ground, and is hunted itself by all sorts of predators.

**Behavior**

The Dimorphodon flies or walks throughout its range, hunting all creatures with less Health and Melee Damage, or equal Health/Melee Damage, and less Melee Damage/Health. If attacked by a predator or survivor, it will quickly fly away from its attacker. In practice however, it is so frail that most predators are able to kill or defeat it in one hit, allowing it to be killed without a chance to flee.

**Prey**

This is a list of creatures the Dimorphodon will attack unprovoked, though it will still kill and eat any other opponent it manages to overcome. Species higher in the list are preferentially attacked over species lower in the list. It is a WIP.

**Appearance**

The Dimorphodon appears as a small flying reptile with a notably round head. They look similar to bats, and because of this can often be confused with the cave-dwelling Onyc-types. However there are a few notable differences in appearance, the main one being Dimorphodon's wide color scheme. Whereas similar species tend to have only brown, tan and black colors, Dimorphodon boast striking and bright colors such as reds and greens in addition to more mundane blacks and browns. They can even come in dazzling shades of white. It reaches 3 feet in length, 2.5 feet in height, with a 4 foot wingspan, and weighs 4 pounds.

**Drops**

4 Raw Meat

4 Hide

**Base Stats and Growth**

**Taming**

The Dimorphodon is tamed by Knockout. Once it is unconscious, place the taming food in its inventory, along with the Narcotics to keep it asleep.

**Taming Food**

 Raw Prime Meat | 4
 Cooked Prime Meat | 5
 Raw Meat | 6
 Eggs
 Chitin, Hide, Keratin
44 Narcotics

**Combat**

General

The Dimorphodon provides absolutely no threat to human survivors. Even at the weakest possible strength, at Level 1 with no armor and a Torch, one can kill or defeat it with one hit.

Strategy

Hit it. All over. Unless you choose to send very, very weak creatures after it, it's an easy meal that can be hunted with no personal risk.

Weaponry

Torch (viable upon unlocking at Level 1 with no armor and anywhere), Stone Pick (viable upon unlocking at Level 1 with no armor and anywhere), Slingshot (viable upon unlocking at Level 5 with no armor, headshot for killing, body shot for taming), Stone Hatchet (viable upon unlocking at Level 2 with no armor and anywhere), Spear (viable upon unlocking at Level 2 with no armor and anywhere), Bow (Stone Arrow (viable upon unlocking at Level 15 with no armor and anywhere), Tranq Arrow (killing, viable upon unlocking at Level 20 with no armor and anywhere)), Fists (killing, viable upon spawning at Level 1 with no armor and anywhere), Metal Pick (viable upon unlocking at Level 25 with no armor and anywhere), Metal Hatchet (viable upon unlocking at Level 25 with no armor and anywhere), Pike (viable upon unlocking at Level 25 with no armor and anywhere), Grenade (viable upon unlocking at Level 30 with no armor and anywhere), Simple Pistol (viable upon unlocking at Level 30 with no armor and anywhere), Auto Turret (viable upon unlocking at Level 60 with no armor and anywhere), Longneck Rifle (viable upon unlocking at Level 35 with no armor and anywhere), Improvised Explosive Device (viable upon unlocking at Level 45 with no armor and anywhere), Fabricated Pistol (viable upon unlocking at Level 50 with no armor and anywhere), Assault Rifle (viable upon unlocking at Level 55 with no armor and anywhere), Shotgun (viable upon unlocking at Level 35 with no armor and anywhere), C4 Charge (viable upon unlocking at Level 55 with no armor and anywhere), Rocket Launcher (viable upon unlocking at Level 60 with no armor and anywhere), Bio Bomb (viable upon unlocking at Level 63 with no armor and anywhere), Fighter Jet (viable upon unlocking at Level 63 with no armor and anywhere), Nuclear Bomb (viable upon unlocking at Level 63 with no armor and anywhere), Allosaurus (can be tamed at Level 27, and can kill Dimorphodon at Level 1 and anywhere), Stegosaurus (can be tamed at Level 2, and can kill Dimorphodon at Level 1 and anywhere), Ceratosaurus (can be tamed at Level 1, and can kill Dimorphodon at Level 1 and anywhere), Triceratops (can be tamed at Level 1, and can kill Dimorphodon at Level 1 and anywhere), Tyrannosaurus (can be tamed at Level 30, and can kill Dimorphodon at Level 1 and anywhere), Apatosaurus (can be tamed at Level 1, and can kill Dimorphodon at Level 1 and anywhere), Archelon (can be tamed at Level 1, and can kill Dimorphodon at Level 1 and anywhere), Compsognathus (can be tamed at Level 5, and can kill Dimorphodon at Level 1 and anywhere), Dimetrodon (can be tamed at Level 1, and can kill Dimorphodon at Level 1 and anywhere), Dinilysia (can be tamed at Level 63, and can kill or knock out Dimorphodon at Level 1; headshots for killing, body shots for taming), Diplodocus (can be tamed at Level 1, and can kill Dimorphodon at Level 1 anywhere), Edaphosaurus (can be tamed at Level 1, and can kill Dimorphodon at Level 1 and anywhere), Eryops (can be tamed at Level 5, and can defeat and/or kill Dimorphodon at Level 1 anywhere), Megalochelys (can be tamed at Level 1, and can kill Dimorphodon at Level 1 and anywhere), Ornithomimus (can be tamed at Level 5, and can kill Dimorphodon at Level 1 and anywhere), Pachycephalosaurus (can be tamed at Level 1, and can kill Dimorphodon at Level 1 and anywhere), Parasaurolophus (can be tamed at Level 1, and can kill Dimorphodon at Level 1 anywhere), Proganochelys (can be tamed at Level 1, and can kill Dimorphodon at Level 1 anywhere), Pteranodon (can be tamed at Level 1, and can kill Dimorphodon at Level 1 anywhere)

Dangers

The Dimorphodon is absolutely no danger to human survivors, though its habitat may have larger and more dangerous creatures that must be avoided.

Weakness

The Dimorphodon's main weakness is its frailness, allowing it to be defeated or killed with one hit, especially if one hits the head.

**Locations**

Eastern Plains

Northern Plains

Cragg's Island

Footpaw

Southern Islets

South Haven

Weathertop

Northeast Shores

Northern Shores

Southeast Shores

Western Coast

Southern Jungle

Deep Island

Drayo's Cove

Gulch of Lamentation

Hidden Lake

The Maw

**Utility**

Hunter- While the Dimorphodon can only handle small and weak prey, swarms of Dimorphodons can still overwhelm some prey through sheer force of numbers and the combined damage of their attacks.

Base Defense- Swarms of Dimorphodons in the interior of a base can be effective as a base defense, as the raider will either be ripped apart by sheer force of numbers, or be forced to kill the Dimorphodons which will alert you to the unauthorized personnel.

Snackrifice- While Dimorphodons provide little protection on their own, a predator that is eating your Dimorphodon swarm is not eating you. Simply tame as many as possible, use them to escape, then tame another flock (and if they manage to win, collect survivors).

**Collectibles**

Raw Prime Meat- 4 stars

Raw Meat- 4 stars

Chitin- 3 stars

Hide- 3 stars

Keratin- 3 Stars

**Ridable by**

If it has a Saddle, the Dimorphodon can be ridden by the following types and numbers of creatures. It is a WIP.

1 Dimorphodon

**Can Ride**

This is a list of creatures the Dimorphodon can ride. It is a WIP.

Allosaurus

Stegosaurus

Ceratosaurus

Triceratops

Tyrannosaurus

Apatosaurus

Archelon

Compsognathus

Dimetrodon

Dimorphodon

Dinilysia

Diplodocus

Edaphosaurus

Eryops

Megalochelys

Ornithomimus

Pachycephalosaurus

Parasaurolophus

Proganochelys

Pteranodon

**Can Carry**

The Dimorphodon is capable of picking up survivors, allowing you to transport allied survivors or pick up enemies and drop them from a high height. Due to its size, it can only carry survivors up to 40 inches.

**Notes**

Dimorphodon Macronyx is the real world type species of Dimorphodon.

Despite its base temperament being Skittish, it will still attack any survivor species up to 6 inches.

While a Level 1 Dimorphodon can withstand 1 Torch hit to the body, a max (Level 450) Dimorphodon with a saddle can withstand 1 second of Simple Pistol fire to the body, or 1 punch from a Level 1 Human survivor to the head.

There is a maximum of 120 Dimorphodon on the map at any one time, 5 in the Eastern Plains, 5 in the Northern Plains, 10 on Cragg's Island, 10 on Footpaw, 5 in the Southern Islets, 10 on South Haven, 10 on Weathertop, 5 in the Northeast Shores, 5 in the Northern Shores, 5 in the Southeast Shores, 10 in the Western Coast, 10 in the Southern Jungle, 5 in Deep Island, 5 in Drayo's Cove, 5 in the Gulch of Lamentation, 5 in the Hidden Lake, and 10 in the Maw (with two sub-populations of 5 in the Eastern Wetlands and 5 in the Western Coastal).

**Changelog**

In the Release version, it was released.