Tropeognathus
Flyer
Overview
The Tropeognathus is a carnivorous flyer. It is tamed passively by feeding it while mounted or on foot. This dino excels at aerial transport of small creatures and can carry survivors over cliffs and oceans with ease.
It can airlift smaller creatures such as Bloated Revenant, Bulbdog, Bunny Dodo, or Cat in its talons for rapid deployment across vast distances.
Spawn Locations
Tropeognathus does not currently spawn on any ARK: Survival Ascended map, or spawn data is not yet available.
The Tropeognathus is passively tamed by feeding it without knocking it out. The best food is Exceptional Kibble, which tames it fastest. Raw Mutton also works well if kibble is unavailable.
You can immobilize it with a Bola, Chain Bola, Bear Trap, or Plant Species Y to prevent escape. Taming takes about 73 minutes with 7 units of Exceptional Kibble at level 150. Use the calculator below for your settings.
| Food | Qty | Time | Effectiveness |
|---|---|---|---|
 Exceptional KibbleBest | 7 | 51:09 | 74 Lvl (224) |
 Raw Mutton | 15 | 1:10:01 | 72 Lvl (222) |
 Raw Prime Meat | 18 | 1:25:01 | 70 Lvl (220) |
 Cooked Lamb Chop | 27 | 2:09:52 | 66 Lvl (216) |
 Raw Meat | 54 | 4:25:01 | 48 Lvl (198) |
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Drops & Harvest Resources
Killing a Tropeognathus yields Hide and Raw Meat. The Hatchet yields the most Hide, while the Pick maximizes Raw Meat harvest.
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 Tropeognathus has a +120% weakness to Instant HurtDinos, meaning it takes significantly more damage from such sources. It is highly resistant to Mining Drill Harvest, taking -100% damage. Melee attacks with ProjectileImpactFX deal 50% less damage, making certain weapons less effective. Level Health and Melee Damage.
Kill XP
Wild Kill (1.25×)3 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 | 360.0 | +72.00 | +3.60% |
 Stamina | 250.0 | +12.50 | +1.00% |
 Torpidity | 450.0 | +27.00 | +0.00% |
 Oxygen | 150.0 | +15.00 | +2.00% |
 Food | 1600.0 | +160.00 | +2.00% |
 Weight | 340.0 | +6.80 | +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 3x, making headshots highly effective for faster knockout. Target the head when sedating.
Can Damage
Can break Thatch and Wood. Build at least in Stone.
Thatch
Wood
Stone
Metal
Tek| Attack | Base | Thatch | Wood | Stone | Metal | Tek |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BiteCarnivore Medium Flyer | 18 | 39.6 | 21.6 | — | — | — |
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
Tropeognathus Tips & Tricks
The Tropeognathus can carry small creatures like Bloated Revenant, Bulbdog, Bunny Dodo, Cat, Compy, Cosmo, Dilophosaur, Diplocaulus, Dodo, Ferox, Glowtail, or Hulking Revenant in its grasp.
It has a +120% vulnerability to Instant HurtDinos, making spike traps extremely effective for defense.
It takes -100% damage from Mining Drill Harvest, making it nearly immune to drill-based damage.
Melee attacks with ProjectileImpactFX deal 50% less damage, reducing effectiveness of certain weapons.
This page details the Tropeognathus's stats, taming process, breeding conditions, harvest yields, and combat traits. Use the taming calculator, breeding calculator, and spawn map for further planning.