Where can you find Skeletal Bronto in ARK: Survival Ascended?

Check the interactive spawn map on the Skeletal Bronto 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 Skeletal Bronto?

A baby Skeletal Bronto takes 3 days and 20 hours to reach full maturity. Use a breeding calculator for imprint timing and food requirements.

Skeletal Bronto Taming, Breeding & Spawns

Skeletal Bronto

IGNORE

Skeletal Bronto

Spawn Command

Information

Level

Preset

Official servers currently have boosted rates! You don't need to change settings in our calculator.

Base Settings

Variant

Taming Speed

Spawn Locations

Skeletal Bronto does not currently spawn on any ARK: Survival Ascended map, or spawn data is not yet available.

Taming

Skeletal Bronto is not tamable.

Breeding

Open Calculator →

TypeLive Birth

Maturation Time3d 20h

XP Calculator

Full Calculator→

Kill XP

Wild Kill (1.25×)

Creature Level

Kill Count

Per Kill1,749 XP

22 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.

Server XP

Wild Kill

Tamed Kill

Alpha Kill

Cave Kill

Boss Kill

Drops & Harvest Resources

The Skeletal Bronto's corpse can be harvested for Hide, Raw Meat, Raw Prime Meat. The corpse has 800 harvest health, allowing multiple hits before it's fully depleted.

Consult the harvest breakdown table to optimize your tool choice. Resource quantities depend on the tool used, the creature's harvest health, and your server's harvest rate.

Harvest Body HP

Melee Damage

Weapon Damage

Harvest Multiplier

Resource	Pick	Hatchet
Hide	40%~33~25 hits	60%~49~20 hits
Raw Meat	60%~37~25 hits	40%~25~20 hits
Raw Prime Meat	4%~2~25 hits	4%~2~20 hits
Sauropod VertebraDrop	—	—
Bronto Bone CostumeDrop	—	—
Dinosaur BoneDrop	—	—

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 Skeletal Bronto has 13 damage type modifiers that affect incoming damage. With 6 resistances and 6 weaknesses, its biggest vulnerability takes +400% extra damage - exploit that for faster kills. See the full breakdown in the table below. Values under 100% indicate resistance, above 100% indicate weakness.

Dino AttacksStandard dino melee hits

50%-50%

Plant Species XPlant turret projectiles

50%-50%

Stone WeaponsClub, slingshot (high torpor)

66%-34%

GenericFall damage, environmental

70%-30%

Player MeleeSwords, pikes, fists

80%-20%

FireFlamethrower, fire arrows

80%-20%

Base Stats

Full Stats →

Stat	Base (Lv.1)	Wild +/Lv	Tamed +/Lv
Health	34500.0	+6900.00	+4.00%
Stamina	240.0	+24.00	+2.00%
Torpidity	2000.0	+120.00	+0.00%
Oxygen	150.0	+15.00	+2.00%
Food	10000.0	+1000.00	+2.00%
Weight	1600.0	+32.00	+0.80%
Melee Damage Multiplier	100.0%	+5.00%	+10.00%
Speed Multiplier	100.0%	+0.00%	+1.00%

Hitbox Multipliers

The Skeletal Bronto has 1 hitbox zone, each with a different damage multiplier. Its weakest point is the Head at 1.5x - a significant damage bonus when you land your shots there.

Headc_jaw

1.50x

Can Damage

The Skeletal Bronto can damage: Thatch, Wood. It can break through Thatch and Wood, so upgrade to Stone at minimum for protection.

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

Skeletal Bronto Tips & Tricks

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This page is your complete guide to the Skeletal Bronto in ARK: Survival Ascended. Below you'll find a quick overview of its base stats, taming method, breeding data, and harvest capabilities — plus links to dedicated tools like the taming calculator, breeding calculator, and interactive spawn map.

The Skeletal Bronto starts with 34,500 base Health, 100% base Melee Damage, 1600 base Weight. These base values scale with each wild and tamed level-up, so check the taming calculator to see exactly what stats you can expect at different levels.

The Skeletal Bronto gives live birth after a gestation period. Babies mature in 3 days and 20 hours. Check the breeding calculator for detailed imprint schedules and raising costs.

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

Found throughout the ARKs, the Skeletal Bronto is a herbivore creature in ARK: Survival Ascended. It falls within the Ignore classification.

Dealing 100% base Melee Damage, the Skeletal Bronto brings decent hitting power to the table. With 34,500 base Health, the Skeletal Bronto is one of the toughest creatures in the game. With 240 base Stamina, the Skeletal Bronto has average stamina. A base Weight of 1600 means an enormous weight pool.

The Skeletal Bronto roams the ARK as a wild, untamable creature. Killing a wild Skeletal Bronto yields 22 base XP. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.79 Element plus 0.01 Element per level.

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