Carnotaurus

Carnotaurus

Dossier Carnotaurus.png

Dossier

These values may differ with what you see in-game or written elsewhere. But that is what the dossier says.

Group

Dinosaurs

Species

Carnotaurus pressor

Time

Late Cretaceous

Diet

Carnivore

Temperament

Aggressive

Release Versions

June 2, 2015

729.0
December 16, 2015

501.0
December 6, 2016

1.0
May 24, 2018

599.0
November 30, 2018

311.74
June 11, 2020

Variants

• Aberrant Carnotaurus
• Alpha Carnotaurus
• Corrupted Carnotaurus
• Eerie Alpha Carno
• Eerie Carno
• Skeletal Carnotaurus

Spawn Command

admincheat summon Carno_Character_BP_C
or
admincheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/Dinos/Carno/Carno_Character_BP.Carno_Character_BP'" 500 0 0 35
Variant Aberrant Carnotaurus
admincheat summon Carno_Character_BP_Aberrant_C
or
admincheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/Dinos/Carno/Carno_Character_BP_Aberrant.Carno_Character_BP_Aberrant'" 500 0 0 35
Variant Corrupted Carnotaurus
admincheat summon Carno_Character_BP_Corrupt_C
or
admincheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/Dinos/Carno/Carno_Character_BP_Corrupt.Carno_Character_BP_Corrupt'" 500 0 0 35
Variant Carnotaurus (Escort)
admincheat summon Carno_Character_BP_Escort_C
or
admincheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/Genesis/Dinos/MissionVariants/Escort/Volcanic/Carno_Character_BP_Escort.Carno_Character_BP_Escort'" 500 0 0 35
Variant Carnotaurus (Gauntlet)
admincheat summon Carno_Character_BP_Gauntlet_C
or
admincheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/Genesis/Dinos/MissionVariants/Gauntlet/Volcanic/Carno_Character_BP_Gauntlet.Carno_Character_BP_Gauntlet'" 500 0 0 35
Variant Carnotaurus (Hunt)
admincheat summon Carno_Character_BP_Hunt_C
or
admincheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/Genesis/Dinos/MissionVariants/Hunt/Volcanic/Carno_Character_BP_Hunt.Carno_Character_BP_Hunt'" 500 0 0 35
Variant Carnotaurus (Hunt) (Minion)
admincheat summon Carno_Character_BP_HuntFollower_C
or
admincheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/Genesis/Dinos/MissionVariants/Hunt/Arctic/Carno_Character_BP_HuntFollower.Carno_Character_BP_HuntFollower'" 500 0 0 35
Variant Carnotaurus (Retrieve)
admincheat summon Carno_Character_BP_Retrieve_C
or
admincheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/Genesis/Dinos/MissionVariants/Retrieve/Arctic/Carno_Character_BP_Retrieve.Carno_Character_BP_Retrieve'" 500 0 0 35

Domestication

Tameable

Rideable

Breedable

Yes

Yes

Yes

Torpor Immune

No

Taming Method

Knockout

Preferred Kibble

Regular Kibble

Preferred Kibble

Kibble (Ankylo Egg)

Preferred Food

Raw Mutton

Preferred Food

Raw Prime Meat

Equipment

Carno Saddle (Level 46)

Unique Skins

Carno Bone Costume

Rider Weaponry

No

Humans Can Carry

No

Data

XP For Kill

72 XP

Drops

• Hide
• Keratin
• Raw Meat
• Raw Prime Meat

Special Loot Chance

30%

Feces Size

Medium

Drag Weight

250

Radiation Immune

No

Carryable By

• Fire Wyvern
• Forest Wyvern
• Ice Wyvern
• Karkinos
• Lightning Wyvern
• Poison Wyvern
• Quetzal
• Tek Quetzal
• Tusoteuthis

Immobilized By

• Chain Bola
• Large Bear Trap
• Plant Species Y Trap

Can Damage

Thatch
Greenhouse
Wood

Reproduction

Egg

Carno Egg

Incubation Range

26 - 32 °C / 79 - 90 °F

Incubation Time

1h 39m 59.521s

Baby Time

4h 37m 46.666s

Juvenile Time

18h 31m 6.662s

Adolescent Time

23h 8m 53.328s

Total Maturation Time

1d 22h 17m 46.656s

Breeding Interval

18h - 2d

Habitat

Colorvision Prota- / Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Common             Rare
  Untameable   Cave

The Carnotaurus (kahrn-uh-TAWR-us), or simply Carno, is a species of Dinosaur in ARK: Survival Evolved.

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.

	“	Wild Carnotaurus pressor is a distinctive creature that falls between a medium and large predator. It lives primarily on flat, clear ground, where it can capitalize on its speed. Additionally, it seems to have no qualms about running away from larger predators instead of fighting. The horns of the Carnotaurus seem to be used more for fighting rivals than actual hunting. This doesn't mean the horns aren't dangerous, though. They can still eviscerate larger prey. Carnotaurus is one of the smaller and more compact of the large predators. If Tyrannosaurus is the “lion” of the Island, Carnotaurus would certainly be the “cheetah.” The real threat of a Carnotaurus is not being able to escape it once it has spotted you. Domesticated Carnotaurus fills a very specific role. Larger and almost as fast as a Raptor, smaller but much faster than a Rex. Were it not for the creature's extremely long down-time after sprinting, it might be among the most capably balanced mounts.	„
		~ Helena

Behavior

They will attack anything on sight, and have a fairly large aggravation range. However, they seem to prioritize other dinosaurs over humans. Their headbutt attack will throw the person backwards, potentially off of a cliff. Carnotaurus can be seen in groups of 3 following a wild Yutyrannus in the winter biome.

Appearance

The Carnotaurus is a mid-sized theropod somewhat like a smaller Tyrannosaurus in terms of shape. It does have several distinct features though; the most notable are a blunt head with two forward-facing horns and arms so stubby they make those of a Tyrannosaurus seem well developed in comparison.

Color Scheme and Regions

This section displays the Carnotaurus's natural colors and regions. For demonstration, the regions below are colored red over an albino Carnotaurus. The colored squares shown underneath each region's description are the colors that the Carnotaurus will randomly spawn with to provide an overall range of its natural color scheme. Hover your cursor over a color to display its name and ID.

This information can be used to alter the Carnotaurus's regions by entering cheat SetTargetDinoColor <ColorRegion> <ColorID> in the cheat console. For instance, cheat SetTargetDinoColor 0 6 would color the Carnotaurus's "body" magenta.

Region 0:
Body

Region 1:
Horns

Region 2 is not used
for this Creature.

Region 3 is not used
for this Creature.

Region 4:
Patterning

Region 5:
Belly

Drops

• Raw Meat
• Raw Prime Meat
• Hide
• Keratin

• Raw Meat
• Hide
• Corrupted Nodule

In ARK: Survival Evolved Mobile:

• Carnotaurus Trophy

(as a reward for completing a Pursuit)

Base Stats and Growth

Note that creatures will have different stats in Survival of the Fittest

Attribute	Base Value	Level Increase		Taming Bonus
		Wild	Tamed	Additive	Multiplicative
Health	420	+84	+5.4%	0.07
Stamina	300	+30	+10%
Oxygen	150	+15	+10%
Food	2000	+200	+10%		15%
Weight	300	+6	+4%
Melee Damage	35	+1.75	+1.7%	7%	17.6%
Movement Speed	100%	N/A	+1.25%	8.5%
Torpidity	350	+21	N/A	0.5

• For a comparison of the stats of all creatures, see Base Creature Statistics.
• For an explanation of exactly how the levelup calculation works, see Creature Stats Calculation.

Movement	Base Speed		Sprinting Speed		Stamina
	Wild	Tamed	Wild	Tamed
Walking	425	?	892.5	1190	15
Swimming	300	?	?	?	?

• These are the base speeds of the creature at 100% Movement Speed.
• For a comparison of the speeds of all creatures, see Base Creature Speeds.

Attack Values

Bite		Stamina Cost	Attack Range			Description
			Base	Minimum	Activation	Using the (PC), (PS4), (Xbox One), the Carno bites the target.
		0	500	300	0
Attack Type		Damage	Projectile Values			Torpor Values		Status Effect: Stamina			Status Effect: Torpidity
			Life	Impulse	Radius	Base	Mult	Duration	Damage Mult	Amount	Duration	Damage Mult	Amount
Melee		35

Gore		Stamina Cost	Attack Range			Description
			Base	Minimum	Activation	Using the (PC), (PS4), (Xbox One), the Carno headbutts the target causing considerable knock-back.
		0	340	0	0
Attack Type		Damage	Projectile Values			Torpor Values		Status Effect: Stamina			Status Effect: Torpidity
			Life	Impulse	Radius	Base	Mult	Duration	Damage Mult	Amount	Duration	Damage Mult	Amount
Melee		35

Note that creatures will have different stats in Survival of the Fittest

Attribute	Base Value	Level Increase		Taming Bonus
		Wild	Tamed	Additive	Multiplicative
Health	420	+84	+5.4%	0.07	-4%
Stamina	300	+30	+10%
Oxygen	150	+15	+10%
Food	2000	+200	+10%		15%
Weight	300	+6	+4%
Melee Damage	35	+1.75	+1.7%	7%	17.6%
Movement Speed	100%	N/A	+1.25%	8.5%
Torpidity	350	+21	N/A	0.5

• For a comparison of the stats of all creatures, see Base Creature Statistics.
• For an explanation of exactly how the levelup calculation works, see Creature Stats Calculation.

Movement	Base Speed		Sprinting Speed		Stamina
	Wild	Tamed	Wild	Tamed
Walking	425	?	892.5	1190	15
Swimming	300	?	?	?	?

• These are the base speeds of the creature at 100% Movement Speed.
• For a comparison of the speeds of all creatures, see Base Creature Speeds.

Attack Values

Bite		Stamina Cost	Attack Range			Description
			Base	Minimum	Activation	Using the (PC), (PS4), (Xbox One), the Carno bites the target.
		0	500	300	0
Attack Type		Damage	Projectile Values			Torpor Values		Status Effect: Stamina			Status Effect: Torpidity
			Life	Impulse	Radius	Base	Mult	Duration	Damage Mult	Amount	Duration	Damage Mult	Amount
Melee		37.1

Gore		Stamina Cost	Attack Range			Description
			Base	Minimum	Activation	Using the (PC), (PS4), (Xbox One), the Carno headbutts the target causing considerable knock-back.
		0	340	0	0
Attack Type		Damage	Projectile Values			Torpor Values		Status Effect: Stamina			Status Effect: Torpidity
			Life	Impulse	Radius	Base	Mult	Duration	Damage Mult	Amount	Duration	Damage Mult	Amount
Melee		37.1

Note that creatures will have different stats in Survival of the Fittest

Attribute	Base Value	Level Increase
		Wild
Health	420	+84
Stamina	300	+30
Oxygen	150	+15
Food	2000	+200
Weight	300	+6
Melee Damage	35	+1.75
Movement Speed	100%	N/A
Torpidity	350	+21

• For a comparison of the stats of all creatures, see Base Creature Statistics.
• For an explanation of exactly how the levelup calculation works, see Creature Stats Calculation.

Movement	Base Speed	Sprinting Speed
Walking	425	892.5
Swimming	300	?

• These are the base speeds of the creature at 100% Movement Speed.
• For a comparison of the speeds of all creatures, see Base Creature Speeds.

Attack Values

Bite		Stamina Cost	Attack Range			Description
			Base	Minimum	Activation
		0	500	300	0
Attack Type		Damage	Projectile Values			Torpor Values		Status Effect: Stamina			Status Effect: Torpidity
			Life	Impulse	Radius	Base	Mult	Duration	Damage Mult	Amount	Duration	Damage Mult	Amount
Melee		35

Gore		Stamina Cost	Attack Range			Description
			Base	Minimum	Activation
		0	340	0	0
Attack Type		Damage	Projectile Values			Torpor Values		Status Effect: Stamina			Status Effect: Torpidity
			Life	Impulse	Radius	Base	Mult	Duration	Damage Mult	Amount	Duration	Damage Mult	Amount
Melee		35

Wild Stats Level-up

Type in values of a wild creature to see on which stats it's emphasized. Green values on a high-level creature are very good for breeding. If you have already tamed your creature you can try to recover the breeding-stats with an external tool.

Carnotaurus

The stat-calculator does not work in the mobile-view, see here for alternatives: Apps

Note that after the creature is tamed it gets bonuses on some stats depending on the taming effectiveness. This makes it hard to retrieve the levels on a tamed creature, so this tool is only for wild ones, but gives a first impression, how well the stats are distributed.

Taming

For general info about domesticating a wild creature see Taming.

KO Strategy

Be careful when confronting a Carno. They are powerful and will gang up on you. Often, the best method would be using a Scorpion and/or Tranquilizer Arrows, but it can be done with other methods of applying torpor, albeit at a greater risk. An easy way to keep a carno at a good enough range to hit it safely with tranquilizers is to build a wall three wide and three tall on fence foundations with two doorways stacked on top of eachother with no doors to shoot through. Then, aggro the carno and lead it to the wall. Then run through the door way to get it stuck and proceed to KO it. Another way is if they are already going after a dino follow them (make sure they don’t die) and while they feast on the corpse shoot them with tranq arrows.

If you are playing on Scorched Earth, you can tame a low level Carnotaurus with boomerangs, do this in a higher ground or build a thatch/ wooden trap and this will prevent this carnivore running away.

Taming Food

Level 1					Time
Regular Kibble	2	0	0	0	0:04:48
Raw Mutton	3	0	0	0	0:06:46
Cooked Lamb Chop	6	0	0	0	0:13:30
Raw Prime Meat	4	0	0	0	0:09:01
Cooked Prime Meat	7	0	0	0	0:15:44
Raw Prime Fish Meat	9	0	0	0	0:10:08
Raw Meat	11	12	3	2	0:24:46
Cooked Prime Fish Meat	18	3	1	1	0:20:49
Cooked Meat	21	10	2	1	0:23:38
Raw Fish Meat	27	24	5	3	0:30:23
Cooked Fish Meat	53	23	5	3	0:29:49
KO: × 35; × 15; × 4; × 3; × 2; × 1
Torpidity-depletion: 0.3 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:19:26

Level 30					Time
Regular Kibble	4	0	0	0	0:09:36
Raw Mutton	7	0	0	0	0:15:46
Cooked Lamb Chop	13	0	0	0	0:29:14
Raw Prime Meat	9	0	0	0	0:20:16
Cooked Prime Meat	17	21	5	3	0:38:13
Raw Prime Fish Meat	21	0	0	0	0:23:38
Raw Meat	25	81	17	9	0:56:16
Cooked Prime Fish Meat	42	55	12	6	0:48:33
Cooked Meat	50	81	17	9	0:56:16
Raw Fish Meat	63	130	27	14	1:10:53
Cooked Fish Meat	125	128	27	14	1:10:19
KO: × 96; × 40; × 11; × 7; × 5; × 3
Torpidity-depletion: 0.5 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:32:04

Level 60					Time
Regular Kibble	5	0	0	0	0:12:00
Raw Mutton	11	0	0	0	0:24:46
Cooked Lamb Chop	20	18	4	2	0:44:58
Raw Prime Meat	14	0	0	0	0:31:31
Cooked Prime Meat	27	83	18	9	1:00:41
Raw Prime Fish Meat	34	0	0	0	0:38:16
Raw Meat	40	204	43	22	1:30:01
Cooked Prime Fish Meat	67	152	32	16	1:17:27
Cooked Meat	80	204	43	22	1:30:01
Raw Fish Meat	100	297	62	31	1:52:31
Cooked Fish Meat	200	297	62	31	1:52:31
KO: × 159; × 65; × 18; × 11; × 8; × 4
Torpidity-depletion: 0.66 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:40:43

Level 90					Time
Regular Kibble	7	0	0	0	0:16:47
Raw Mutton	15	0	0	0	0:33:46
Cooked Lamb Chop	28	77	17	9	1:02:56
Raw Prime Meat	19	0	0	0	0:42:46
Cooked Prime Meat	37	174	37	19	1:23:10
Raw Prime Fish Meat	46	23	5	3	0:51:46
Raw Meat	55	368	79	40	2:03:46
Cooked Prime Fish Meat	92	285	61	31	1:46:21
Cooked Meat	110	368	79	40	2:03:46
Raw Fish Meat	138	519	111	56	2:35:16
Cooked Fish Meat	275	516	110	55	2:34:42
KO: × 222; × 91; × 25; × 15; × 11; × 6
Torpidity-depletion: 0.79 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:47:00

Level 120					Time
Regular Kibble	9	0	0	0	0:21:35
Raw Mutton	19	0	0	0	0:42:46
Cooked Lamb Chop	35	144	31	16	1:18:40
Raw Prime Meat	24	12	3	2	0:54:01
Cooked Prime Meat	47	288	63	32	1:45:39
Raw Prime Fish Meat	59	78	17	9	1:06:23
Raw Meat	70	566	123	62	2:37:31
Cooked Prime Fish Meat	117	447	97	49	2:15:15
Cooked Meat	140	566	123	62	2:37:31
Raw Fish Meat	175	777	169	85	3:16:53
Cooked Fish Meat	350	777	169	85	3:16:53
KO: × 285; × 117; × 32; × 19; × 13; × 7
Torpidity-depletion: 0.92 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:51:56

Level 150					Time
Regular Kibble	11	0	0	0	0:26:23
Raw Mutton	23	0	0	0	0:51:46
Cooked Lamb Chop	42	225	50	25	1:34:24
Raw Prime Meat	29	55	12	6	1:05:16
Cooked Prime Meat	57	423	93	47	2:08:07
Raw Prime Fish Meat	71	140	31	16	1:19:53
Raw Meat	85	793	175	88	3:11:16
Cooked Prime Fish Meat	142	634	140	70	2:44:09
Cooked Meat	170	793	175	88	3:11:16
Raw Fish Meat	213	1076	237	119	3:59:38
Cooked Fish Meat	425	1073	236	118	3:59:04
KO: × 348; × 142; × 39; × 23; × 16; × 8
Torpidity-depletion: 1.04 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:56:00

	Level 1					Time
	Kibble (Ankylo Egg)	2	0	0	0	0:04:48
	Raw Prime Meat	4	0	0	0	0:09:01
	Cooked Prime Meat	8	0	0	0	0:17:59
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	10	0	0	0	0:11:16
	Raw Meat	12	17	4	2	0:27:01
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	20	8	2	1	0:23:08
	Cooked Meat	24	17	4	2	0:27:01
	Raw Fish Meat	30	31	7	4	0:33:46
	Cooked Fish Meat	60	31	7	4	0:33:46
	Kibble (Ankylo Egg)	1	0	0	0	0:02:24
	Raw Prime Meat	2	0	0	0	0:04:31
	Cooked Prime Meat	3	0	0	0	0:06:45
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	4	0	0	0	0:04:31
	Raw Meat	4	0	0	0	0:09:01
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	7	0	0	0	0:08:06
	Cooked Meat	8	0	0	0	0:09:01
	Raw Fish Meat	10	0	0	0	0:11:16
	Cooked Fish Meat	20	0	0	0	0:11:16
	Kibble (Ankylo Egg)	1	0	0	0	0:02:24
	Raw Prime Meat	1	0	0	0	0:02:16
	Cooked Prime Meat	1	0	0	0	0:02:15
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:01:08
	Raw Meat	1	0	0	0	0:02:16
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:01:10
	Cooked Meat	1	0	0	0	0:01:08
	Raw Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:01:08
	Cooked Fish Meat	2	0	0	0	0:01:08
	Kibble (Ankylo Egg)	1	0	0	0	0:02:24
	Raw Prime Meat	1	0	0	0	0:02:16
	Cooked Prime Meat	1	0	0	0	0:02:15
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:01:08
	Raw Meat	1	0	0	0	0:02:16
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:01:10
	Cooked Meat	1	0	0	0	0:01:08
	Raw Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:01:08
	Cooked Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:34
KO: × 35; × 15; × 4; × 3; × 2; × 2; × 2; × 1
Torpidity-depletion: 0.3 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:19:26

	Level 30					Time
	Kibble (Ankylo Egg)	4	0	0	0	0:09:36
	Raw Prime Meat	10	0	0	0	0:22:31
	Cooked Prime Meat	20	43	9	5	0:44:58
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	24	0	0	0	0:27:01
	Raw Meat	29	111	23	12	1:05:16
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	48	78	16	8	0:55:29
	Cooked Meat	58	111	23	12	1:05:16
	Raw Fish Meat	72	163	34	17	1:21:01
	Cooked Fish Meat	143	161	33	17	1:20:27
	Kibble (Ankylo Egg)	2	0	0	0	0:04:48
	Raw Prime Meat	4	0	0	0	0:09:01
	Cooked Prime Meat	7	0	0	0	0:15:44
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	8	0	0	0	0:09:01
	Raw Meat	10	0	0	0	0:22:31
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	16	0	0	0	0:18:30
	Cooked Meat	20	0	0	0	0:22:31
	Raw Fish Meat	24	0	0	0	0:27:01
	Cooked Fish Meat	48	0	0	0	0:27:01
	Kibble (Ankylo Egg)	1	0	0	0	0:02:24
	Raw Prime Meat	1	0	0	0	0:02:16
	Cooked Prime Meat	1	0	0	0	0:02:15
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:01:08
	Raw Meat	1	0	0	0	0:02:16
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	2	0	0	0	0:02:19
	Cooked Meat	2	0	0	0	0:02:16
	Raw Fish Meat	3	0	0	0	0:03:23
	Cooked Fish Meat	5	0	0	0	0:02:49
	Kibble (Ankylo Egg)	1	0	0	0	0:02:24
	Raw Prime Meat	1	0	0	0	0:02:16
	Cooked Prime Meat	1	0	0	0	0:02:15
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:01:08
	Raw Meat	1	0	0	0	0:02:16
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:01:10
	Cooked Meat	1	0	0	0	0:01:08
	Raw Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:01:08
	Cooked Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:34
KO: × 96; × 40; × 11; × 7; × 6; × 4; × 5; × 3
Torpidity-depletion: 0.5 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:32:04

	Level 75					Time
	Kibble (Ankylo Egg)	7	0	0	0	0:16:47
	Raw Prime Meat	19	0	0	0	0:42:46
	Cooked Prime Meat	37	175	37	19	1:23:10
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	46	35	8	4	0:51:46
	Raw Meat	55	357	76	38	2:03:46
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	91	274	58	29	1:45:12
	Cooked Meat	109	352	75	38	2:02:38
	Raw Fish Meat	136	488	103	52	2:33:01
	Cooked Fish Meat	272	488	103	52	2:33:01
	Kibble (Ankylo Egg)	3	0	0	0	0:07:12
	Raw Prime Meat	7	0	0	0	0:15:46
	Cooked Prime Meat	13	0	0	0	0:29:14
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	16	0	0	0	0:18:01
	Raw Meat	19	0	0	0	0:42:46
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	31	0	0	0	0:35:50
	Cooked Meat	37	0	0	0	0:41:38
	Raw Fish Meat	46	35	8	4	0:51:46
	Cooked Fish Meat	91	32	7	4	0:51:12
	Kibble (Ankylo Egg)	1	0	0	0	0:02:24
	Raw Prime Meat	1	0	0	0	0:02:16
	Cooked Prime Meat	2	0	0	0	0:04:30
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	2	0	0	0	0:02:16
	Raw Meat	2	0	0	0	0:04:31
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	4	0	0	0	0:04:38
	Cooked Meat	4	0	0	0	0:04:31
	Raw Fish Meat	5	0	0	0	0:05:38
	Cooked Fish Meat	10	0	0	0	0:05:38
	Kibble (Ankylo Egg)	1	0	0	0	0:02:24
	Raw Prime Meat	1	0	0	0	0:02:16
	Cooked Prime Meat	1	0	0	0	0:02:15
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:01:08
	Raw Meat	1	0	0	0	0:02:16
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:01:10
	Cooked Meat	1	0	0	0	0:01:08
	Raw Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:01:08
	Cooked Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:34
KO: × 191; × 78; × 22; × 13; × 11; × 8; × 9; × 5
Torpidity-depletion: 0.72 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:44:05

	Level 150					Time
	Kibble (Ankylo Egg)	13	0	0	0	0:31:11
	Raw Prime Meat	33	107	24	12	1:14:16
	Cooked Prime Meat	65	528	116	58	2:26:06
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	81	206	46	23	1:31:08
	Raw Meat	98	964	212	106	3:40:31
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	162	769	169	85	3:07:16
	Cooked Meat	195	957	211	106	3:39:23
	Raw Fish Meat	243	1274	280	140	4:33:23
	Cooked Fish Meat	486	1274	280	140	4:33:23
	Kibble (Ankylo Egg)	5	0	0	0	0:12:00
	Raw Prime Meat	11	0	0	0	0:24:46
	Cooked Prime Meat	22	0	0	0	0:49:27
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	27	0	0	0	0:30:23
	Raw Meat	33	107	24	12	1:14:16
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	54	38	9	5	1:02:26
	Cooked Meat	65	101	23	12	1:13:08
	Raw Fish Meat	81	206	46	23	1:31:08
	Cooked Fish Meat	162	206	46	23	1:31:08
	Kibble (Ankylo Egg)	1	0	0	0	0:02:24
	Raw Prime Meat	2	0	0	0	0:04:31
	Cooked Prime Meat	3	0	0	0	0:06:45
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	3	0	0	0	0:03:23
	Raw Meat	4	0	0	0	0:09:01
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	6	0	0	0	0:06:57
	Cooked Meat	7	0	0	0	0:07:53
	Raw Fish Meat	9	0	0	0	0:10:08
	Cooked Fish Meat	17	0	0	0	0:09:34
	Kibble (Ankylo Egg)	1	0	0	0	0:02:24
	Raw Prime Meat	1	0	0	0	0:02:16
	Cooked Prime Meat	1	0	0	0	0:02:15
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:01:08
	Raw Meat	1	0	0	0	0:02:16
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:01:10
	Cooked Meat	1	0	0	0	0:01:08
	Raw Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:01:08
	Cooked Fish Meat	2	0	0	0	0:01:08
KO: × 348; × 142; × 39; × 23; × 20; × 15; × 16; × 8
Torpidity-depletion: 1.04 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:56:00

	Level 300					Time
	Kibble (Ankylo Egg)	23	0	0	0	0:55:09
	Raw Prime Meat	61	524	122	61	2:17:16
	Cooked Prime Meat	122	1586	369	185	4:34:12
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	153	795	185	93	2:52:08
	Raw Meat	183	2653	618	309	6:51:46
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	305	2194	511	256	5:52:33
	Cooked Meat	366	2653	618	309	6:51:46
	Raw Fish Meat	458	3456	804	402	8:35:16
	Cooked Fish Meat	915	3452	803	402	8:34:42
	Kibble (Ankylo Egg)	8	0	0	0	0:19:11
	Raw Prime Meat	21	0	0	0	0:47:16
	Cooked Prime Meat	41	174	41	21	1:32:09
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	51	0	0	0	0:57:23
	Raw Meat	61	524	122	61	2:17:16
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	102	374	87	44	1:57:54
	Cooked Meat	122	524	122	61	2:17:16
	Raw Fish Meat	153	795	185	93	2:52:08
	Cooked Fish Meat	305	790	184	92	2:51:34
	Kibble (Ankylo Egg)	1	0	0	0	0:02:24
	Raw Prime Meat	3	0	0	0	0:06:46
	Cooked Prime Meat	5	0	0	0	0:11:15
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	6	0	0	0	0:06:46
	Raw Meat	7	0	0	0	0:15:46
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	11	0	0	0	0:12:43
	Cooked Meat	13	0	0	0	0:14:38
	Raw Fish Meat	16	0	0	0	0:18:01
	Cooked Fish Meat	31	0	0	0	0:17:27
	Kibble (Ankylo Egg)	1	0	0	0	0:02:24
	Raw Prime Meat	1	0	0	0	0:02:16
	Cooked Prime Meat	1	0	0	0	0:02:15
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:01:08
	Raw Meat	1	0	0	0	0:02:16
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:01:10
	Cooked Meat	1	0	0	0	0:01:08
	Raw Fish Meat	2	0	0	0	0:02:16
	Cooked Fish Meat	3	0	0	0	0:01:42
KO: × 663; × 271; × 74; × 43; × 37; × 28; × 30; × 15
Torpidity-depletion: 1.59 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 01:09:45

	Level 450					Time
	Kibble (Ankylo Egg)	34	28	7	4	1:21:32
	Raw Prime Meat	90	1127	274	137	3:22:31
	Cooked Prime Meat	180	2961	718	359	6:44:34
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	224	1576	383	192	4:12:01
	Raw Meat	269	4782	1160	580	10:05:16
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	448	3989	968	484	8:37:50
	Cooked Meat	538	4782	1160	580	10:05:16
	Raw Fish Meat	672	6151	1492	746	12:36:01
	Cooked Fish Meat	1343	6146	1491	746	12:35:27
	Kibble (Ankylo Egg)	12	0	0	0	0:28:47
	Raw Prime Meat	30	0	0	0	1:07:31
	Cooked Prime Meat	60	513	125	63	2:14:52
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	75	54	14	7	1:24:23
	Raw Meat	90	1127	274	137	3:22:31
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	150	862	209	105	2:53:23
	Cooked Meat	180	1127	274	137	3:22:31
	Raw Fish Meat	224	1576	383	192	4:12:01
	Cooked Fish Meat	448	1576	383	192	4:12:01
	Kibble (Ankylo Egg)	2	0	0	0	0:04:48
	Raw Prime Meat	3	0	0	0	0:06:46
	Cooked Prime Meat	6	0	0	0	0:13:30
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	8	0	0	0	0:09:01
	Raw Meat	9	0	0	0	0:20:16
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	15	0	0	0	0:17:21
	Cooked Meat	18	0	0	0	0:20:16
	Raw Fish Meat	23	0	0	0	0:25:53
	Cooked Fish Meat	45	0	0	0	0:25:19
	Kibble (Ankylo Egg)	1	0	0	0	0:02:24
	Raw Prime Meat	1	0	0	0	0:02:16
	Cooked Prime Meat	1	0	0	0	0:02:15
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:01:08
	Raw Meat	1	0	0	0	0:02:16
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:01:10
	Cooked Meat	2	0	0	0	0:02:16
	Raw Fish Meat	2	0	0	0	0:02:16
	Cooked Fish Meat	3	0	0	0	0:01:42
KO: × 978; × 400; × 109; × 63; × 55; × 41; × 45; × 23
Torpidity-depletion: 2.08 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 01:18:27

Note that the values are for optimal cases, always bring extra supplies!
For a level-dependent count of resources needed, try an external taming calculator.

Ingredients for Regular Kibble: 1 ×  Cooked Meat Jerky, 1 ×  Medium Egg, 5 ×  Fiber, 2 ×  Longrass, 2 ×  Savoroot, 1 ×  Water

Combat

This section describes how to fight against the Carnotaurus.

General

The Carno is one of the island's mid-sized predators. While smaller than a Rex, it can be very deadly. Its medium speed causes it to be a quite deadly predator, but can be killed at a distance with a ranged weapon. If approached with a melee weapon, the Carno can pose a notable threat to an unprepared survivor. It can knock a player back and charge once more.

Strategy

Attempt to avoid unless the player is confident it can take the Carno successfully. Be sure there aren't any other Carnos or other creatures in the area so battle consists of just you and the Carno.

Any decent level, well-trained small-mid sized carnivore will do to fight it as they don't have a lot of health. Make sure you aren't near a cliff while fighting as it has immense knockback on a player on foot.

Also, make sure the Carno is not glowing red. If it is, that's an Alpha Carno!

Weaponry

The Carno has a powerful head-butting attack, if not careful the player could fall from a high point, either to instant death or to slaughter by other animals. When tamed you can employ this tactic on prey and other creatures. It is a powerful advantage over Raptors and other animals, which do relatively no knockback. Until then, use spears and pikes to out-distance it, or use ranged weapons like guns or bows.

Dangers

It is a mid-size carnivore, overwhelmingly stronger than other small-size carnivores. It cannot be immobilized by a bola, hence poses a major threat to early and mid tier players.

Players with no point invested on movement speed has the same sprinting speed than a wild Carno. If there are no obstacles or herbivores nearby can be utilized, players will eventually run out stamina and get caught.

It is worth noting that Yutyrannus minions react as one. Attack one, and they will all engage.

Weakness

The Carno is a secondary-size predator, so it can be killed relatively easily, provided the player can take what it throws back.

The Carno has a rather loud and distinctive movement sound, which may give you an advantage when preparing for an engagement. Note that their hit boxes are rather large, and striking them with most weapons is relatively easy.

Utility

Roles

• Damage: Excellent base damage and good for chasing down prey short distances, and can out run any wild creature other than Terror Birds, Raptors, Gallimimus and Baryonyx with little or no upgrades to speed. (Level up Melee Damage, Stamina and some Movement Speed)
• Transport: Average Stamina and has a very good base carrying capacity. Good for local and semi-local transport. (Level up Weight, Movement Speed and Stamina)
• Hunter: While over-looked in favor of the Rex, they are a good starting meat collector. Also they are useful in the hunting scenario because their secondary attack (a headbutt) has very good knockback and when used from an uphill position, it is valuable for keeping more dangerous targets from hitting you while still dealing damage. (Level up Melee Damage, Movement Speed and Weight)
• Guardian: While overshadowed by other mounts, Carno's make excellent guardians, especially with Tames. Their size relative to damage allows them to dish out excellent base damage with high precision, something Rex's lack. (Level up Melee Damage, Health and Stamina)
• Leech Hunter: Due to its head being far from its legs, Leeches have trouble attaching to a Carnotaurus. They make excellent hunters, just be mindful of larger swamp predators! It is recommended to use third person while hunting, so you can see the Leeches without the Carno's head blocking your view.
• Meganeura Hunter: Being able to swat them out of the sky with one blow of its massive head, Carnos make excellent bug hunters.
• Cave Hunter: Despite being outclassed by the Baryonyx this creature is still one of the best creatures on the ARK to explore the many caves. It can fit in most of the entrances and can get to the artifact quickly and effectively (Level up Melee Damage and Health).
• Reaper Killer/Cheap Impregnation Dino: With the new addition of a bleed attack, Carnos can be an effective way of draining a reaper queen’s health without the use of more advanced materials such as pump-action shotguns. This way you can be impregnated by a reaper queen at a lower level, although keep in mind the reaper queen’s and your Carno’s health. (Level up Health)

Collectibles

Resource	Efficiency
Raw Meat	★★★★★
Raw Prime Meat	★★★★★
Chitin	★★★☆☆
Keratin	★★★☆☆
Pelt	★★★☆☆
Hide	★★★☆☆

Notes/Trivia

For information pertaining specifically to the real-world Carnotaurus, see the relevant Wikipedia article.

• The Carnotaurus illustrations in the dossier are shown with longer arms than the ones in-game, which are accurately portrayed with stubby forelimbs that lay flush against the body. Presumably, this may have been a drawing error by the author.
  • The general portrayal of the Carnotaurus shows longer arms and a shorter, wider head, much like the Carnotaurus from the Disney movie Dinosaurs. It's possible that Carnotaurs were meant to look like this but the model ended up being made more accurate. As it stands, the Carnotaurus currently has the most accurate model compared to its real life counterpart, the only difference being that it is larger.
• The Carnotaurus's name translates from Latin into "meat-eating bull".
• The Carnotaurus's speed in game is justified; examination of the flexibility of the hip and tail structures of fossils indicate that the Carnotaurus may have been one of, if not the, fastest large theropod. However, it could not make turns very well due to the rigid structure of its chest and spine.
• Despite the Carnotaurus's Dossier stating that it is "much faster than a Tyrannosaurus", in-game, the average wild Rex actually has roughly equivalent sprinting speed, faster walking speed, but less stamina when compared the average wild Carno.
• The stats for a tamed Carno versus a tamed Rex are very different; a tamed Rex is actually considerably faster in a sprint than a tamed Carno, and while a Carno's stamina will last longer, it also takes much longer to recover. Do not necessarily expect your tamed Carno to leave a hostile tribe's tamed Rex behind.
• Can be picked up by a Quetzal.
• The Carnotaurus is one of the few dinos whose base color regions include a color other than white (the green markings near its legs and along its back). This makes it so the Carnotaurus always appears to have green stripes, even if Color Region 4 would be different. This is also the case for the Mammoth, as it always appears to have red or orange stripes.
• Bred Carnos with Imprinting can become very powerful and able to take on wild Rexes and Alpha Raptors, even lower level Alpha Carnos. They are relatively quick to grow up (around 48 hours) making imprinting easier to achieve compared to Rexes that take around twice the time to grow up. They also spawn in great numbers and are easier to knock out than Rexes so finding good breeding material is often easier.
• Can be found very commonly in the southern high desert atop the mountain in Scorched Earth.
• The name "Carnotaurus Pressor" translates into "Crusher Meat Eating Bull"
• If you have a good weapon (journeyman sword) it is possible to catch a low level carno off guard and easily kill it.
• Carnotaurus is another creature that doesn't have saddle with a check mark to show that the dinosaur can be ridden.
• They are one of several creatures in game to appear on all official maps, this includes Aberrant variants, they share this title with the Parasaur and the Raptor.
• Since Patch 312.65, a 30% armor-piercing effect has been added to the bite attack, and a 5-second non-stackable bleed effect that drains up to 5% of a victim's Health has been added to the head-butt attack.
• Carnotaurus' bleed damage does not stack with other bleeds, such as Thylacoleo's or Allosaurus's. The only exception to this rule is the Deinonychus.
  • Carno's bleed also seems preferred over Thyla's, which may reduce the overall damage coming from bleed in this pairing (as Thylas deal the same damage in shorter time).
• Corrupted Carnotaurus, Alpha Carnotaurus and Carnotaurus in Brute Magmasaur mission cannot deal bleed damage through headbutt.
• If you kill Carnotaurus and harvest its carcass, the bleed caused by it will lose its effect (but still remain for a while).
• Carnotaurus that were once Yutyrannus's minion will still attack large creatures even the Yutyrannus is dead.

Changelog

Patch	Changes
172.5	Fixed Carnotaurus rider offset
173.0	Base Damage buffed from 30 to 50
174.0	Carnotaurus now spawn less and are not as common
180.0	Added unique model to Carno Saddle
194.0	Alpha Carnotaurus added
220.0	Carnotaurus can now breed
231.7	Damage increased by 25%
258.0	Can now spawn in groups of 3 when a Yutyrannus
259.0	Decreased Wild Carnotaurus Damage by 15% If a tamed Yutyrannus has gained Carnotaurus followers, they will now properly attack the same target
275.0 Aberration Expansion Release	Aberrant Carnotaurus added
285.104 Extinction Expansion Release	Corrupted Carnotaurus added
312.65	Added a 30% armor penetration to the Carno's primary bite attack Added a bleed debuff to the Carno's secondary head butt attack

Gallery

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  1st person view when riding.

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  Carnos in Aberration have glowing stripes.

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  Carnos since v321.1