Andrewsarchus

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Andrewsarchus

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Domestication

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The Andrewsarchus is a Creature in ARK: Survival Evolved's Fjordur DLC.

Basic Info

Dossier

This section is intended to be an exact copy of what the survivor Helena Walker, the author of the dossiers, has written. There may be some discrepancies between this text and the in-game creature.

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Species

Andrewsarchus mongoliensis

Time

Middle Eocene

Diet

Omnivore

Temperament

Opportunistic

Wild

Andrewsarchus is a beast that's full of surprises. These ungainly creatures might seem sluggish while foraging for a meal, but they can move unexpectedly fast when provoked. Like certain other whippomorphs, Andrewsarchus will aggressively defend its territory against interlopers. With some distance between you, it may be possible to dodge a charging Andrewsarchus -- they don't exactly turn on a dime. Just don't expect a river or lake to protect you from one. As long as its feet can reach bottom, Andrewsarchus will plow its way right through deep water. These scavengers will tear into just about anything if hungry, but they've got a bit of a sweet tooth. I've seen many an agitated Andrewsarchus pacified by some honey.

Domesticated

Once tamed, Andrewsarchus is a reliably fast beast of burden, as long as you don't need it to take any corners at full speed. Its density in water also makes Andrewsarchus ideal for searching ocean floors for pearls, since it sinks so readily to the bottom. The preferred saddle design includes a mounted minigun to target foes, while the driver stays safe inside their airtight armored enclosure. Though a fully-armored Andrewsarchus can't absorb as much damage as some of the ARK's larger creatures, it still excels at harassing them.

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~ Helena

Behavior

Barely anything is actually known about how this creature is going to behave, but the dossier implies that it will attack wild creatures and players on sight.

Appearance

Color Scheme and Regions

The Andrewsarchus's information is currently unknown, because it is unreleased and not yet in the game.

Drops

Base Stats and Growth

Combat

This section describes how to fight against the Andrewsarchus.

General

Strategy

Weaponry

Dangers

Weakness

Taming

It is unknown how the Andrewsarchus will be tamed, but the dossier says that "it has a bit of a sweet tooth" implying that it may be passively tamed with honey.

Utility

Spotlight

Notes/Trivia

For information pertaining specifically to the real-world Andrewsarchus, see the relevant Wikipedia article.
As a member of the order Artiodactyla, Andrewsarchus is a relative of other even-toed hoofed animals like deer, swine, or cattle. Though specifically part of the Whippomorpha suborder, it is more closely related to Whales and Hippos. Its closest relatives however; are Entelodonts, one of which is also in ARK: the Daeodon, who is also a member of Whippomorpha. As some of the very few hoofed animals that were known to regularly kill and eat meat that have ever lived, both Andrewsarchus and Daeodon are quite literally "Sheep in wolves' clothing".

Gallery

Promotional image.

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Creatures

Italics denote creatures that have not yet been released! See also Gallery of Dossiers.

Dinosaurs	Allosaurus • Amargasaurus • Ankylosaurus • Baryonyx • Brontosaurus • Carnotaurus • Compy • Deinonychus • Dilophosaur • Diplodocus • Gallimimus • Giganotosaurus • Iguanodon • Kentrosaurus • Megalosaurus • Microraptor • Oviraptor • Pachycephalosaurus • Pachyrhinosaurus • Parasaur • Raptor • Rex • Spino • Stegosaurus • Therizinosaur • Titanosaur • Triceratops • Troodon • Yutyrannus

Mammals and Synapsids	Andrewsarchus • Basilosaurus • Castoroides • Chalicotherium • Daeodon • Dimetrodon • Dinopithecus • Dire Bear (Polar, Dire Polar, Spirit) • Direwolf (Spirit) • Doedicurus • Equus • Gigantopithecus • Hyaenodon • Human • Jerboa • Lystrosaurus • Mammoth • Megaloceros • Megatherium • Mesopithecus • Moschops • Onyc • Otter • Ovis • Paraceratherium • Phiomia • Procoptodon • Purlovia (Polar) • Roll Rat • Sabertooth • Thylacoleo • Woolly Rhino

Reptiles and Amphibians	Beelzebufo • Carbonemys • Dimorphodon • Diplocaulus • Ichthyosaurus • Kaprosuchus • Liopleurodon • Megalania • Mosasaurus • Plesiosaur • Pteranodon • Quetzal • Sarco • Sinomacrops • Tapejara • Thorny Dragon • Titanoboa • Tropeognathus

Birds	Archaeopteryx • Argentavis • Dodo • Hesperornis • Ichthyornis • Kairuku • Pelagornis • Snow Owl • Terror Bird • Vulture

Fish	Anglerfish • Coelacanth • Dunkleosteus • Electrophorus • Lamprey • Leedsichthys • Manta • Megalodon (Golden Striped) • Piranha • Sabertooth Salmon

Invertebrates	Achatina • Ammonite • Araneo • Arthropluera • Cnidaria • Dung Beetle • Eurypterid • Gasbags • Giant Bee (Queen, Worker) • Glowbug • Jug Bug (Oil, Water) • Leech (Diseased) • Lymantria • Mantis • Meganeura • Pulmonoscorpius • Titanomyrma (Drone, Soldier) • Trilobite • Tusoteuthis

Fantasy Creatures	Astrocetus • Astrodelphis • Basilisk • Bloodstalker • Bulbdog • Chalk Golem • Crystal Wyvern (Blood, Ember, Tropical) • Deathworm • Desert Titan Flock • Eel Minion • Featherlight • Ferox (Large) • Gacha • Glowtail • Griffin • Ice Golem • Iceworm Male • Insect Swarm • Karkinos • Lava Elemental • Macrophage • Maewing • Magmasaur • Managarmr • Megachelon • Morellatops • Nameless • Noglin • Parakeet Fish School • Phoenix • Ravager • Reaper (Elemental, King, Prince, Queen, Subterranean, Surface) • Rock Drake • Rock Elemental • Rubble Golem • Seeker • Shadowmane • Shinehorn • Summoner • Unicorn • Velonasaur • Voidwyrm • Wyvern (Fire, Forest, Ice, Lightning, Poison)

Mechanical Creatures	Attack Drone • Defense Unit • Enforcer • Exo-mek • Mek (Mega) • Scout • Tek Stryder

Aberrant Creatures	Abberant Coelacanth • Aberrant Achatina • Aberrant Anglerfish • Aberrant Ankylosaurus • Aberrant Araneo • Aberrant Arthropluera • Aberrant Baryonyx • Aberrant Beelzebufo • Aberrant Carbonemys • Aberrant Carnotaurus • Aberrant Cnidaria • Aberrant Dimetrodon • Aberrant Dimorphodon • Aberrant Diplocaulus • Aberrant Diplodocus • Aberrant Dire Bear • Aberrant Dodo • Aberrant Doedicurus • Aberrant Dung Beetle • Aberrant Electrophorus • Aberrant Equus • Aberrant Gigantopithecus • Aberrant Iguanodon • Aberrant Lystrosaurus • Aberrant Manta • Aberrant Megalania • Aberrant Megalosaurus • Aberrant Meganeura • Aberrant Moschops • Aberrant Otter • Aberrant Ovis • Aberrant Paraceratherium • Aberrant Parasaur • Aberrant Piranha • Aberrant Pulmonoscorpius • Aberrant Purlovia • Aberrant Raptor • Aberrant Salmon • Aberrant Sarco • Aberrant Spino • Aberrant Stegosaurus • Aberrant Titanoboa • Aberrant Triceratops • Aberrant Trilobite

Tek Creatures	Tek Parasaur • Tek Quetzal • Tek Raptor • Tek Rex • Tek Stegosaurus • Tek Triceratops

Corrupted and Enraged Creatures	Corrupted Arthropluera • Corrupted Carnotaurus • Corrupted Chalicotherium • Corrupted Dilophosaur • Corrupted Dimorphodon • Corrupted Giganotosaurus • Corrupted Paraceratherium • Corrupted Pteranodon • Corrupted Raptor • Corrupted Reaper King • Corrupted Rex • Corrupted Rock Drake • Corrupted Spino • Corrupted Stegosaurus • Corrupted Survivor • Corrupted Triceratops • Corrupted Wyvern • Enraged Corrupted Rex • Enraged Triceratops

R-Creatures	R-Allosaurus • R-Brontosaurus • R-Carbonemys • R-Carnotaurus • R-Daeodon • R-Dilophosaur • R-Dire Bear • R-Direwolf • R-Equus • R-Gasbags • R-Giganotosaurus • R-Megatherium • R-Parasaur • R-Procoptodon • R-Quetzal • R-Reaper King • R-Reaper Queen • R-Snow Owl • R-Thylacoleo • R-Velonasaur

VR Creatures	VR Allosaurus • VR Araneo • VR Argentavis • VR Astrodelphis • VR Bloodstalker • VR Carnotaurus • VR Chalicotherium • VR Dilophosaur • VR Dimorphodon • VR Enforcer • VR Ferox • VR Kaprosuchus • VR Karkinos • VR Lymantria • VR Mantis • VR Megalania • VR Megatherium • VR Onyc • VR Pachy • VR Pulmonoscorpius • VR Parasaur • VR Raptor • VR Ravager • VR Rex • VR Shadowmane • VR Stegosaurus • VR Tapejara • VR Terror Bird • VR Titanoboa • VR Triceratops • VR Velonasaur

X-Creatures	X-Allosaurus • X-Ankylosaurus • X-Argentavis • X-Basilosaurus • X-Dunkleosteus • X-Ichthyosaurus • X-Megalodon • X-Mosasaurus • X-Otter • X-Paraceratherium • X-Parasaur • X-Raptor • X-Rex • X-Rock Elemental • X-Sabertooth • X-Sabertooth Salmon • X-Spino • X-Tapejara • X-Triceratops • X-Woolly Rhino • X-Yutyrannus

Malfunctioned Tek Creatures	Malfunctioned Attack Drone • Malfunctioned Defense Unit • Malfunctioned Enforcer • Malfunctioned Mek Knight • Malfunctioned Tek Giganotosaurus • Malfunctioned Tek Parasaur • Malfunctioned Tek Quetzal • Malfunctioned Tek Raptor • Malfunctioned Tek Rex • Malfunctioned Tek Stegosaurus • Malfunctioned Tek Stryder • Malfunctioned Tek Triceratops

Alpha Creatures	Alpha Basilisk • Alpha Blood Crystal Wyvern • Alpha Carnotaurus • Alpha Deathworm • Alpha Fire Wyvern • Alpha Karkinos • Alpha Leedsichthys • Alpha Megalodon • Alpha Mosasaur • Alpha Raptor • Alpha Surface Reaper King • Alpha T-Rex • Alpha Tusoteuthis • Alpha X-Triceratops • Iceworm Queen • Yeti

Brute Creatures	Brute Araneo • Brute Astrocetus • Brute Basilosaurus • Brute Bloodstalker • Brute Ferox • Brute Fire Wyvern • Brute Leedsichthys • Brute Magmasaur • Brute Malfunctioned Tek Giganotosaurus • Brute Malfunctioned Tek Rex • Brute Mammoth • Brute Megaloceros • Brute Plesiosaur • Brute Reaper King • Brute Sarco • Brute Seeker • Brute Tusoteuthis • Brute X-Allosaurus • Brute X-Megalodon • Brute X-Mosasaurus • Brute X-Raptor • Brute X-Rex • Brute X-Rock Elemental • Brute X-Spino • Brute X-Yutyrannus • Golden Striped Brute Megalodon • Injured Brute Reaper King

Event Creatures	Basilisk Ghost • Bone Fire Wyvern • Bulbdog Ghost • Bunny Dodo • Bunny Oviraptor • Direwolf Ghost • DodoRex • Dodo Wyvern • GachaClaus • Mantis Ghost • Party Dodo • Rex Ghost • Skeletal Bronto • Skeletal Carnotaurus • Skeletal Giganotosaurus • Skeletal Jerboa • Skeletal Quetzal • Skeletal Raptor • Skeletal Rex • Skeletal Stego • Skeletal Trike • Super Turkey • Surface Reaper King Ghost • Zombie Wyvern (Fire, Lightning, Poison) • Zomdodo

Bosses and Titans	Broodmother Lysrix (Gamma, Beta, Alpha) • Corrupted Master Controller (Gamma, Beta, Alpha) • Crystal Wyvern Queen (Gamma, Beta, Alpha) • Desert Titan • Dragon (Gamma, Beta, Alpha) • Forest Titan • Ice Titan • King Titan (Gamma, Beta, Alpha) • Macro-Summoner • Manticore (Gamma, Beta, Alpha) • Megapithecus (Gamma, Beta, Alpha) • Moeder, Master of the Ocean (Gamma, Beta, Alpha) • Overseer (Gamma, Beta, Alpha) • Obsidioequus • Rockwell (Gamma, Beta, Alpha) • Rockwell Prime (Gamma, Beta, Alpha)

Andrewsarchus

Contents

Basic Info

Dossier

Behavior

Appearance

Color Scheme and Regions

Drops

Base Stats and Growth

Combat

General

Strategy

Weaponry

Dangers

Weakness

Taming

Utility

Spotlight

Notes/Trivia

Gallery

References

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