Troodon

Troodon
Release Version: Base Game

Classification

Size

Height (m)1
Length (m)2.5
Weight (kg)35

Rating

Base Appeal99
Appeal (Per $1MM)355.4
Appeal (Per Hectare)432.9
Base Dominance39
Base AppealAppeal (Per $1MM)Appeal (Per Hectare)Base Dominance
Troodon
Median

Stats

Lifespan35 - 70
Resilience130
Attack30
Defence9
Medical Dart Resistance60
Sedative Resistance60
Poison Resistance155

Security

Security Rating1
Threat
Human
Dinosaur Send / SummonNo

Environmental Needs

Comfort50% , 70% , 90%
Open Space (m2)375062%
Forest (m2)190031%
Water (m2)4007%
Prey (m2)4

Cohabitation Preferences

Social Group4 - 5
Ideal Population0 - 20
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
Dinosaur Park Formation B
North America
Canada
Alberta
fossil_thoropoda_common
x1
504:00$200,000
Judith River Formation
North America
USA
Montana
fossil_thoropoda_common
x2
fossil_thoropoda_uncommon
x2
fossil_thoropoda_rare
x1
404:00$225,000
Prince Creek Formation
North America
USA
Alaska
fossil_thoropoda_common
x1
fossil_thoropoda_uncommon
x1
fossil_thoropoda_rare
x2
405:30$225,000

Synthesis

Eggs4 - 10
Requirements (Genetics)4
Scientists (Max)3
Duration00:40
Cost$130,000

Incubation

Requirements (Welfare)4
Scientists (Max)3
Duration02:00
Cost$260,000

Genome Trait Chances

Genetic Mods (Max)5
Lifespan25%
Short Lived
Habituation4%
Docile
Nocturnal100%
Nocturnal
Fitness25%
Fit

Disease

ImmuneBracken Poisoning
SusceptibleHookworms

Description

Troodon is a small, meat-eating dinosaur of the Troodon genus with long, thin legs that enable it to reach high speeds when chasing prey. Its name is Greek for ‘wounding tooth’, in reference to its sharp incisors, while this theropod’s large eyes allow it to hunt in the dark. Troodon’s large brain for its size – it stands at just over three feet tall – makes it one of the most intelligent dinosaurs.

Discovery

Initially classed as a lizard when it was first discovered by American paleontologist Joseph Leidy in 1855, Troodon was officially reclassified as a dinosaur in 1901 by fellow prehistorian Franz Nopcsa. Leidy unearthed the first Troodon fossil – a tooth with serrated edges – at the Judith River Formation in Montana, the location of a huge number of paleontological discoveries.

Paleoecology

Troodon first existed around 65-75 million years ago, during the Late Cretaceous period. Fossil discoveries in Northern Alaska suggest that this dinosaur may have preferred a cold climate, although teeth believed to have belonged to Troodon have been found as far south as Texas and New Mexico.