Lost Thylacoleo
Variant
Overview
The Lost Thylacoleo is a carnivorous variant creature. It excels at gathering Silk and other fiber-based resources while ridden. Its claws harvest Silk at a 10× multiplier, making it highly efficient for large-scale farming. It can be airlifted by Argentavis, Karkinos, Quetzal, or Tusoteuthis for rapid deployment to resource nodes.
Spawn Locations
Lost Thylacoleo does not currently spawn on any ARK: Survival Ascended map, or spawn data is not yet available.
Taming
The Lost Thylacoleo cannot be tamed.
Lost Thylacoleo is not tamable.
Drops & Harvest Resources
Killing the Lost Thylacoleo yields Thylacoleo Hook-Claw, Keratin, Raw Meat, and Hide. The Hatchet yields the most Keratin and Hide, while the Pick maximizes Raw Meat.
| Resource |  Pick |  Hatchet |
|---|---|---|
| 40%~9~8 hits | 70%~17~6 hits | |
| 60%~11~8 hits | 40%~7~6 hits | |
| 40%~9~8 hits | 50%~12~6 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
Damage Resistances
The Lost Thylacoleo has a vulnerability to Instant HurtDinos, taking +120% more damage. It also takes +100% more damage from spike walls and +55% more from metal melee attacks. Conversely, it is highly resistant to mining drill harvesting, taking -100% damage. Ranged turret damage and certain melee impacts are also reduced by -50%.
Kill XP
Wild Kill (1.25×)5 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.
| Stat | Base (Lv.1) | Wild +/Lv | Tamed +/Lv |
|---|---|---|---|
 Health | 700.0 | +140.00 | +2.80% |
 Stamina | 400.0 | +40.00 | +2.00% |
 Torpidity | 700.0 | +42.00 | +0.00% |
 Oxygen | 200.0 | +20.00 | +2.00% |
 Food | 1500.0 | +150.00 | +2.00% |
 Weight | 400.0 | +8.00 | +0.80% |
 Melee Damage Multiplier | 100.0% | +5.00% | +10.00% |
 Speed Multiplier | 100.0% | +0.00% | +1.00% |
Hitbox Multipliers
The head has a damage multiplier of 1.5x, making headshots effective for faster knockout.
Can Damage
Can break Thatch. Build at least in Wood.
Thatch
Wood
Stone
Metal
Tek| Attack | Base | Thatch | Wood | Stone | Metal | Tek |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ClawCarnivore Small MineHide Bleed | 40 | 220.0 | — | — | — | — |
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
Lost Thylacoleo Tips & Tricks
The Claw attack harvests Silk at a 10× multiplier.
It takes +120% more damage from Instant HurtDinos.
It is immune to damage from mining drills.
It can be carried by Argentavis for fast travel to Silk nodes.
It takes +50% more damage from certain piercing melee attacks.
This page details the Lost Thylacoleo's stats, taming, breeding, harvest specs, and combat data. Refer to the taming calculator, breeding calculator, and spawn map for further planning.
