Carcharodontosaurus
Carcharodontosaurus Overview
Survivors looking at Carcharodontosaurus in ARK: Survival Ascended will find a land-based carnivore that pulls double duty as both a capable resource harvester and pack animal. It is a carnivore tamed through a special taming method, and brings 70,000 base Health - extraordinarily tanky to the table. It reproduces by laying fertilized eggs that incubate between 37°C and 39°C, with babies maturing over many real-world days, demanding serious time investment. Its harvest profile centers on Hide, Raw Meat, Raw Prime Meat, making farming runs noticeably faster. Players who invest in one tend to keep it long after the early game has been left behind.
Spawn Locations
17 mapsThe Carcharodontosaurus spawns on 17 maps, typically found in forests, swamps, and mountain regions. Green cells indicate high spawn density, red means low. Click a cell to see exact spawn chance. If you can't find any, try clearing creatures nearby to free up the population cap.
Each shape is a real spawn volume. Click for exact chance and zone info.
Taming
To tame a Carcharodontosaurus in Ark Survival Evolved, begin by trapping the creature.Then, bring dinosaur corpses to your captive Carcharodontosaurus, which it will consume.As it eats, a trust progress meter will materialize above the creature.When this meter is full, mount the Carcharodontosaurus to reveal a taming progress bar.Achieve full taming by huntingand killing other creatures while riding it.
Breeding
Open Calculator →Quick Info
Carcharo SaddleLv.96
XP Calculator
Full Calculator→Kill XP
Wild Kill (1.25×)750 base × 15.9 level × 4 × 1.25× wild kill × 1× server
Server Settings(Game.ini)
Official servers use non-1× defaults; the values above already reflect official rates.
Drops & Harvest Resources
You can gather Hide, Raw Meat, Raw Prime Meat from a Carcharodontosaurus corpse. The corpse has 520 harvest health, allowing multiple hits before it's fully depleted.
The harvest table below breaks down exact yields per tool. Choose your tool based on which resource you're after - yields vary significantly.
| Resource |  Pick |  Hatchet |
|---|---|---|
| 40%~21~17 hits | 60%~32~13 hits | |
| 60%~24~17 hits | 40%~16~13 hits | |
| 3%~1~17 hits | 2%~1~13 hits | |
| - | - |
Estimates based on game-extracted data (weights, quantities, harvest multipliers, damage type chains). Each harvest event independently rolls each resource - higher weight = higher drop chance. Actual yields vary with RNG.
Gathering Abilities
Harvest Guide →Damage Resistances
Incoming damage to the Carcharodontosaurus is modified by 14 different type-specific multipliers. It resists 7 damage types (up to 100% reduction) and is vulnerable to 6 (up to +400% incoming damage). See the full breakdown in the table below. Values under 100% indicate resistance, above 100% indicate weakness.
Base Stats
Full Stats→| Stat | Base (Lv.1) | Wild +/Lv | Tamed +/Lv |
|---|---|---|---|
 Health | 70000.0 | +56.00 | +0.08% |
 Stamina | 480.0 | +2.88 | +0.50% |
 Torpidity | 6000.0 | +360.00 | +0.00% |
 Oxygen | 150.0 | +0.37 | +0.50% |
 Food | 4000.0 | +10.00 | +0.50% |
 Weight | 650.0 | +13.00 | +0.20% |
 Melee Damage Multiplier | 100.0% | +5.00% | +5.00% |
 Speed Multiplier | 100.0% | +0.00% | +0.31% |
Hitbox Multipliers
Damage dealt to the Carcharodontosaurus varies across 1 hitbox zone. Its weakest point is the Head at 1.5x - a significant damage bonus when you land your shots there.
Can Damage
Open damage calculator →The Carcharodontosaurus can damage: Thatch, Wood, Stone. It can break Stone structures, so only Metal-tier builds are fully safe from it.
Thatch
Wood
Stone
Metal
Tek| Attack | Base | Thatch | Wood | Stone | Metal | Tek |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BiteCarcha | 528 | 660.0 | 660.0 | 99.0 | — | — |
| TailspinCarnivore Carcha Tailswipe | 384 | 2112.0 | 1152.0 | — | — | — |
Numbers reflect base melee at level 1, 100% TE, no imprint. The damage calculator lets you scale by melee %, server multipliers, and pick a specific structure for exact hit counts.
Tools & Guides
Carcharodontosaurus Tips & Tricks
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Welcome to the full Carcharodontosaurus guide for ARK: Survival Ascended. Here you can quickly review its stats, taming requirements, breeding info, and resource gathering potential, then dive into our detailed calculators and maps for more depth.
At base level the Carcharodontosaurus has 70,000 base Health, 100% base Melee Damage, 650 base Weight. Use the taming calculator to project how these stats grow through wild levels and taming effectiveness.
Breeding Carcharodontosauruss produces fertilized eggs that need incubation between 37°C and 39°C. Full maturation takes 10 days and 3 hours. Use the breeding calculator for imprint timers and food requirements.
Once tamed, the Carcharodontosaurus can harvest Hide, Raw Meat, Raw Prime Meat. Visit the information tab for the full harvest table with quantities and efficiency data.
