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The Tropeognathus is a Creature in ARK: Survival Evolved's Expansion Map Crystal Isles.
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
Up close, Tropeognathus mesembrinus is easily recognized by the keeled crests on its snout, but with wingspans of up to twenty-seven feet, you’re sure to spot it before then. These large wings are not only ideal for catching air currents over its ocean hunting grounds, but they also let Tropeognathus draft off of other flying creatures by flying behind them. While not the fastest flyer on the Isles, when combined with its remarkable stamina, this makes Tropeognathus well suited for long distance flight. Because it’s on the wing so much, Tropeognathus is best snared by those riding another flier. I've noticed the more clever tribespeople using chain bolas to capture them while airborne.
- Domesticated
Once tamed, Tropeognathus has proven quite useful to the people of the Isles beyond mere transportation. For example, its toothed beak can grind down many common goods to their base components, which is a great way to recycle items and gear! Well, so long as you have a rag handy to wipe off the spit... That bite is punishing enough to crack armor and grind through it over time, and Tropeognathus can blow away flora and fauna alike with a gust from its wings. Air-to-air combat is where this creature really shines, though. And with the right tools, some survivors have managed to fit them with a saddle-mounted flak cannon and jet engine for maximum lethality. Trust me, you haven't lived until you've ridden a jet-powered pterosaur into a dogfight. Saddle one up and see for yourself - you can be my wingman anytime!
Behavior
Tropeognathus does not show any signs of aggression towards anyone and anything that comes near it, especially when it lands. However, once it gets hit by anything, including 
Chain Bola, it will become aggressive towards the said individual. Nearby Tropeognathus will target after anything that attacked it as well.
Appearance
Color Scheme and Regions
This section displays the Tropeognathus's natural colors and regions. For demonstration, the regions below are colored red over an albino Tropeognathus. The colored squares shown underneath each region's description are the colors that the Tropeognathus 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 Tropeognathus's regions by entering cheat SetTargetDinoColor <ColorRegion> <ColorID> in the cheat console. For instance, cheat SetTargetDinoColor 0 6 would color the Tropeognathus's "main" magenta.
Main
Wing Stripes Bottom
Beak Stripes
Fur
Belly Light
Top Stripes
Drops
Base Stats and Growth
| Attribute | Base Value | Level Increase | Taming Bonus | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wild | Tamed | Additive | Multiplicative | ||
 Health |
360 | +72 | +4.86% | 0.07 | |
 Stamina |
250 | +12.5 | +5% | ||
 Oxygen |
150 | +15 | +10% | ||
 Food |
1600 | +160 | +10% | 15% | |
 Weight |
340 | +6.8 | +4% | ||
 Melee Damage |
18 | +0.9 | +1.7% | 7% | 17.6% |
 Movement Speed |
100% | N/A | +0% | 36.5% | |
 Torpidity |
450 | +27 | 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 [u/s] |
Base Speed | Sprinting Speed | Stamina | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wild | Tamed1 | Tamed2 | Wild | Tamed1 | Tamed2 | ||
| Walking | 245 | ? | ? | 539 | 245 | 334.425 | -6 |
| Swimming | 300 | ? | ? | N/A | N/A | N/A | -0.325 |
| Flying | 700 | ? | ? | 1540 | 700 | 955.5 | -0.325 |
- 1These are the base speeds of the creature at 100% Movement Speed.
- 2These are the speeds of the creature tamed and non-imprinted.
- For a comparison of the speeds of all creatures, see Base Creature Speeds.
| Bite | Stamina Cost | Attack Range | Description | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base | Minimum | Activation | |||||||||||
| 0 | 200 | ||||||||||||
| 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 | 18 | ||||||||||||
| Bite II | Stamina Cost | Attack Range | Description | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base | Minimum | Activation | |||||||||||
| 40 | 200 | ||||||||||||
| 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 | 18 | ||||||||||||
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.[1]
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.
Combat
This section describes how to fight against the Tropeognathus.
General
Tropeognathus generally remains passive even if the survivor gets near them. They only becomes aggressive however, if they were provoked via hitting it through any means.
Strategy
Weaponry
Dangers
Its jaw is large enough to break through armor easily.
Weakness
Taming
For general information about domesticating a wild creature see Taming.
Taming Food
Preferred Food
Passive Tame Strategy
Tropeognathus is tamed non-violently, rather than through the use of tranquilizers. However, in order to trigger a way of feeding the creature, it has to be held in position with a Chain Bola. Since it does not attack until it has been provoked the first time, chaining it down in bola will turn it aggressive against the individual.
One of the few ways is to set a trap structure with the 
Ballista Turret in another end with the Chain Bola, and pull it over towards the trap area.
Utility
Tropeognathus has several utilities as a flying creature. It acts as a portable 
Industrial Grinder; when grindable product are placed inside, there is an option to grind them down below "Show Ancestry" when selected. Moreover, its saddle, 
Tropeognathus Saddle has two function if ridden with one:
- The jet fitted in the saddle can be activated and deactivated at command. While active, the jet increases the speed movement of Tropeognathus, rivaling even ridden
Wyvern. It can be further boosted while active to move faster. Activating and maintaining the jet requires Gasoline in its inventory.
- While flying very fast with jet, pressing a specific button (Y for Xbox console(Y for Xbox makes you jump off a mount. Click the right stick to perform the action)) will cause Tropeognathus to do an evasive maneuver to another direction.
- The turret fitted in the saddle fires out explosive projectiles when launched. A crosshair shows up at the current direction the survivor is facing with the saddle and Tropeognathus which determines where the next projectile will land if shot. It takes in Grenade as its source of ammo in its inventory.
Roles
- Grinder: It can be utilized with its jaws to grind down product to its relevant material.
- Hellfire Hit-and-run: With the Jet and Turret and its corresponding item, Tropeognathus can be utilized as a means of either dogfight against the Wyvern and Pteranodon riders, or firing downwards as a means of damaging Stone Structures, or in PvE instance, attacking and damaging both creatures and Titan alike.
Collectibles
| Resource | Efficiency |
|---|---|
 Raw Meat
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Spotlight
Notes/Trivia
For information pertaining specifically to the real-world Tropeognathus, see the relevant Wikipedia article.
- Tropeognathus mesembrinus roughly translates to "southern keel jaw."
- It is the first creature to have a jet engine on its saddle.
- On its release, Tropeognathus will be exclusive to Crystal Isles. In Consoles however, it will appear at other maps until its map releases, after which they will only be strictly exclusive to that map. [1]
