How do you tame a Pteranodon in ARK: Survival Ascended?

The Pteranodon is a knockout tame. Knock it unconscious using Tranq Arrows, Tranq Darts, or Shocking Tranq Darts, then feed it Regular Kibble for the best taming effectiveness. Use a taming calculator to determine the exact food and narcotic quantities needed for your target level.

What does a Pteranodon eat in ARK: Survival Ascended?

The best food for taming a Pteranodon is Regular Kibble. It also accepts Raw Mutton, Raw Prime Meat, Cooked Lamb Chop.

Where can you find Pteranodon in ARK: Survival Ascended?

Check the interactive spawn map on the Pteranodon spawn location page for exact spawn zones across all ARK maps. Spawn density and locations vary by map.

How long does it take to raise a baby Pteranodon?

A baby Pteranodon takes 1 day and 13 hours to reach full maturity. Eggs must be incubated between 29°C and 32°C. Use a breeding calculator for imprint timing and food requirements.

Pteranodon Taming, Breeding & Spawns - ARK: Survival Ascended

Pteranodon

FLYER

Pteranodon

Spawn Command

Information

Level

Preset

Base Settings

Variant

Taming Speed

Spawn Locations

19 mapsFull Map →

The Pteranodon spawns on 19 maps, typically found in mountains, cliffsides, and elevated terrain. 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.

Official

Mod Maps

Map Legend

High spawn density

Medium spawn density

Low spawn density

Cave spawn

Click any cell for exact spawn chance and nearby spawn groups. Zoom in for detail.

Explore full interactive mapAstraeos →

Pteranodon Taming Calculator

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KnockoutTime: 29m 51s|Effectiveness: 98.7% (+73 Lvl)|Base Torpor: 120Lv.150

Food	Qty	Time	Effectiveness
Regular KibbleBest	7	29:51	73 Lvl (223)
Raw Mutton	14	35:01	70 Lvl (220)
Raw Prime Meat	17	42:31	68 Lvl (218)
Cooked Lamb Chop	26	1:04:56	62 Lvl (212)
Raw Meat	51	2:07:31	41 Lvl (191)
+6 more in calculator →

Required Narcotics (Regular Kibble ×7)

Narcotics0

Narcoberries0

Bio Toxin0

Ascerbic Mushrooms0

Breeding

Open Calculator →

TypeEgg Layer

Incubation Temp29°C – 32°C

Maturation Time1d 13h

Quick Info

Saddle

Pteranodon SaddleLv.38

Immobilized By

XP Calculator

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Kill XP

Wild Kill (1.25×)

Creature Level

Kill Count

Per Kill239 XP

3 base × 15.9 level × 4 × 1.25× wild kill × 1× server

Server Settings(Game.ini)

Official servers use non-1× defaults for kill-type multipliers. Adjust these if your server uses custom Game.ini values.

Server XP

Wild Kill

Tamed Kill

Alpha Kill

Cave Kill

Boss Kill

Saddle Crafting XP

Pteranodon SaddleBase: 43 XP · Lv.38

172 XP

Base × 1× quality × 4 × 1× server

Drops & Harvest Resources

The Pteranodon's corpse can be harvested for Hide, Raw Meat. The corpse has 120 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.

Harvest Body HP

Melee Damage

Weapon Damage

Harvest Multiplier

Resource	Pick	Hatchet
Hide	40%~5~4 hits	60%~7~3 hits
Raw Meat	60%~6~4 hits	40%~4~3 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.

Damage Resistances

The Pteranodon has 14 damage type modifiers that affect incoming damage. It shrugs off 6 damage types but is weak to 6, with its worst vulnerability at +120%. Focus damage there for maximum efficiency. See the full breakdown in the table below. Values under 100% indicate resistance, above 100% indicate weakness.

MiningDrill Harvest

0%-100%

Dino AttacksStandard dino melee hits

50%-50%

Plant Species XPlant turret projectiles

50%-50%

Herbivore DinoHerbivore dino attacks

60%-40%

Stone WeaponsClub, slingshot (high torpor)

66%-34%

Player MeleeSwords, pikes, fists

80%-20%

Base Stats

Full Stats →

Stat	Base (Lv.1)	Wild +/Lv	Tamed +/Lv
Health	210.0	+42.00	+3.00%
Stamina	150.0	+7.50	+0.80%
Torpidity	120.0	+7.20	+0.00%
Oxygen	150.0	+15.00	+2.00%
Food	1200.0	+120.00	+2.00%
Weight	120.0	+2.40	+0.60%
Melee Damage Multiplier	100.0%	+5.00%	+7.50%
Speed Multiplier	100.0%	+0.00%	+2.00%

Hitbox Multipliers

Damage dealt to the Pteranodon varies across 1 hitbox zone. Its weakest point is the Head at 3x - a significant damage bonus when you land your shots there.

Headc_jaw

3.00x

Can Damage

The Pteranodon can damage: Thatch, Wood, Stone, Metal, Tek. Its ability to break Metal structures makes the Pteranodon a serious raid threat - account for it in base defense.

Thatch

Wood

Stone

Metal

Tek

Tools & Guides

Taming CalculatorFood, narcotics, and time for any level

Breeding CalculatorMaturation, imprint timers, raising costs

BuildingsCommunity traps, pens, enclosures

AbilitiesAttacks, harvest specs, unique skills

Tips & TricksCommunity strategies and advice

Spawn LocationInteractive maps with spawn zones

Spawn CommandAdmin commands, all variants

Pteranodon Tips & Tricks

Read and share community tips for the Pteranodon in ARK: Survival Ascended. Common topics include trap designs, preferred knockout weapons, and narcotic management strategies.

Everything you need to know about the Pteranodon in ARK: Survival Ascended is collected here. Use the stat overview, taming summary, and breeding details below to plan your approach, then explore the dedicated tool pages for step-by-step help.

At base level the Pteranodon has 210 base Health, 100% base Melee Damage, 120 base Weight. Use the taming calculator to project how these stats grow through wild levels and taming effectiveness.

The Pteranodon is a knockout tame — render it unconscious with torpor weapons, then feed it Regular Kibble for the fastest results. Our taming calculator shows exact food quantities, narcotics needed, and time estimates for every level.

Breeding Pteranodons produces fertilized eggs that need incubation between 29°C and 32°C. Full maturation takes 1 day and 13 hours. Use the breeding calculator for imprint timers and food requirements.

Once tamed, the Pteranodon can harvest Hide, Raw Meat. Visit the information tab for the full harvest table with quantities and efficiency data.

The Pteranodon is a tamable, flying, carnivore creature in ARK: Survival Ascended. Classified under the Flyer group.

With 150 base Stamina, the Pteranodon has decent staying power. Melee starts at 100% - respectable melee power that scales with level-ups. At 210 base HP, the Pteranodon is relatively fragile. Weight capacity starts at 120, giving it average weight tolerance.

The Pteranodon is a knockout tame: apply enough torpor to knock it out, then place food in its inventory. Regular Kibble is the most effective food for taming, offering the highest affinity per feeding.

As a tame, the Pteranodon is commonly used for scouting and quick travel between locations. Breeding produces fertilized eggs that hatch within a 29°C–32°C temperature window. Defeating one in the wild grants 3 base XP. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.79 Element plus 0.01 Element per level.

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