Albertosaurus

Albertosaurus
Release Version: Base Game

Classification

DietCarnivore
HabitatTerrestrial
EraLate Cretaceous
FamilyTyrannosauridae
GenusAlbertosaurus
Bio GroupLarge Carnivore

Size

Height (m)3.3
Length (m)9.5
Weight (kg)4,000

Rating

Base Appeal470
Appeal (Per $1MM)313.3
Appeal (Per Hectare)631.4
Base Dominance125
Base AppealAppeal (Per $1MM)Appeal (Per Hectare)Base Dominance
Albertosaurus
Median

Stats

Lifespan33 - 66
Resilience130
Attack94
Defence31
Medical Dart Resistance158
Sedative Resistance106
Poison Resistance150

Security

Security Rating5
Threat
Gyrosphere
Human
Ranger Team
Tour Truck
Dinosaur Send / SummonNo

Environmental Needs

Comfort50% , 70% , 90%
Open Space (m2)650070%
Rock (m2)100011%
Sand (m2)8009%
Water (m2)100011%
Prey (m2)5

Cohabitation Preferences

Social Group1 - 2
Ideal Population0 - 15
Area Need Growth+40%
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
Horseshoe Canyon Formation B
North America
Canada
Alberta
fossil_giantthoropoda_common
x4
fossil_giantthoropoda_uncommon
x3
fossil_giantthoropoda_rare
x3
1007:00$800,000

Synthesis

Eggs1 - 3
Requirements (Genetics)10
Scientists (Max)3
Duration02:00
Cost$600,000

Incubation

Requirements (Welfare)10
Scientists (Max)3
Duration06:00
Cost$1,200,000

Genome Trait Chances

Genetic Mods (Max)6
Humility50%
Needy
Habituation4%
Docile
Aggression50%
Aggressive
Nocturnal24%
Nocturnal
Offence25%
Strong
Fitness25%
Fit
Intelligence50%

Disease

ImmuneNone
SusceptibleNone

Description

A relative of the infamous Tyrannosaurus rex, Albertosaurus is a carnivorous theropod from the Late Cretaceous period. Believed to have been the apex predator of its time, Albertosaurus’ rows of razor-sharp teeth make light work of the smaller, herbivorous dinosaurs it preys on, while its sheer size – approximately 9.5m long and weighing around 4 tons – ensure other predators steer clear.

Discovery

Albertosaurus’ name is derived from the location of its earliest discoveries – Alberta’s Horseshoe Canyon Formation. In 1884 a partial skull was excavated by geologist Joseph B. Tyrrell, and five years later his colleague Thomas Chesmer Weston found another, although the fossils were originally classified as being part of the existing Laelaps incrassatus species. It was finally established as a new species and named in 1905, by American paleontologist Henry Fairfield Osborn.

Paleoecology

Further discoveries along the floodplains of Horseshoe Canyon have led researchers to believe that Albertosaurus lived approximately 70 million years ago, living alongside a wide array of other dinosaurs including Saurolophus, Edmontosaurus and Troodon.