Torosaurus

Torosaurus
Release Version: Base Game

Classification

DietHerbivore
HabitatTerrestrial
EraLate Cretaceous
FamilyCeratopsidae
GenusTorosaurus
Bio GroupArmored Herbivore

Size

Height (m)3.6
Length (m)7.9
Weight (kg)6,000

Rating

Base Appeal74
Appeal (Per $1MM)280.3
Appeal (Per Hectare)287.5
Base Dominance94
Base AppealAppeal (Per $1MM)Appeal (Per Hectare)Base Dominance
Torosaurus
Median

Stats

Lifespan38 - 75
Resilience130
Attack58
Defence36
Medical Dart Resistance106
Sedative Resistance106
Poison Resistance100

Security

Security Rating4
Threat
Ranger Team
Dinosaur Send / SummonYes

Environmental Needs

Comfort50% , 70% , 90%
Open Space (m2)95019%
Forest (m2)190038%
Water (m2)2004%
Ground Fiber (m2)190038%

Cohabitation Preferences

Social Group2 - 3
Ideal Population1 - 16
Area Need Growth+20%
Likes
Liked By
Dislikes
Disliked By
Neutral
None
Fight
Hunt
Pack Hunt
Socialize

Behaviors are scripted in game files but are not guaranteed to happen. Dominance, territory, and traits determine whether they would actually fight.

Unlock requirements

Unlocked by retrieving the fossil from one of the following dig sites:

Dig SitesLocationsFossilsRequirements (Logistics)DurationCost
Frenchman Formation A
North America
Canada
Saskatchewan
fossil_ceratopsia_common
x1
fossil_ceratopsia_uncommon
x1
404:00$85,000
Hell Creek Formation A
North America
USA
Montana
fossil_ceratopsia_common
x1
404:00$100,000
Lance Formation Site A
North America
USA
Wyoming
fossil_ceratopsia_common
x1
fossil_ceratopsia_uncommon
x1
104:00$120,000
Laramie Formation
North America
USA
Colorado
fossil_ceratopsia_uncommon
x1
fossil_ceratopsia_rare
x2
504:00$340,000

Synthesis

Eggs1 - 4
Requirements (Genetics)5
Scientists (Max)3
Duration00:50
Cost$110,000

Incubation

Requirements (Welfare)5
Scientists (Max)3
Duration02:30
Cost$220,000

Genome Trait Chances

Genetic Mods (Max)5
Sociability25%
Social
Habituation9%
Docile
Nocturnal4%
Nocturnal
Fitness25%
Unfit

Disease

ImmuneNone
SusceptibleHookworms

Description

Torosaurus is notable for having one of the largest skulls the world has ever seen, measuring up to 2.7m in length. Fossil remains have shown that the frill on its skull contained two large holes, lending the genus its name, which translates to ‘perforated lizard’. Torosaurus is an herbivorous dinosaur and can weigh up to six tons, requiring a huge amount of vegetation every day for sustenance.

Discovery

The discovery of Torosaurus occurred in 1891, when two large skulls with perforated frills were unearthed in Wyoming by the so-called ‘king of collectors’, John Bell Hatcher. The holes established it as a separate genus from Triceratops, a similar dinosaur that had been discovered two years earlier, and renowned paleontologist Othniel Charles Marsh named the new genus Torosaurus.

Paleoecology

Torosaurus dates back around 65-70m years to the Late Cretaceous period and lived in North America. Experts believe that the genus lived in herds and co-existed with its fellow ceratopsian Triceratops, Dracorex and Edmontosaurus, while steering clear of the apex predator, Tyrannosaurus.