Edmontosaurus

Edmontosaurus
Release Version: Base Game

Classification

DietHerbivore
HabitatTerrestrial
EraLate Cretaceous
FamilyHadrosauridae
GenusEdmontosaurus
Bio GroupMedium Herbivore

Size

Height (m)3
Length (m)11
Weight (kg)4,000

Rating

Base Appeal15
Appeal (Per $1MM)88.2
Appeal (Per Hectare)89.6
Base AppealAppeal (Per $1MM)Appeal (Per Hectare)
Edmontosaurus
Median

Stats

Lifespan41 - 98
Resilience50
Attack10
Defence0
Medical Dart Resistance82
Sedative Resistance82
Poison Resistance120

Environmental Needs

Comfort threshold20%
Grassland (m2)800060%
Forest (m2)540040%
Preferred PaleobotanyConifersConifers
PalmsPalms
Rotten WoodRotten Wood
GinkgoGinkgo
Harmful PaleobotanyHorsetailsHorsetails
CycadsCycads
GrassesGrasses

Cohabitation Preferences

Social Group1 - 15
Ideal Population1 - 25

Unlock requirements

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

Dig SitesFossil QualityFossil QuantityLocationsDurationCost
Horseshoe Canyon Formation2North America | Canada | Alberta02:00$60,000
★★5
★★★3
Lance Formation★★★4North America | USA | Wyoming02:00$75,000
1
★★5

Incubation

Duration01:30 - 01:40
Cost170,000

Disease

ImmuneNone
SusceptibleCommon Cold

Description

Edmontosaurus was a large hadrosaur (duck-billed dinosaur) that lived in the western regions of North America. Its name is derived from the location where it was found – Edmonton, in southern Alberta, Canada. It was a known prey of Tyrannosaurs, and unlike other hadrosaurs lacked the head crests.

Discovery

The first identified species of fossil was discovered in 1892, in the Lance Formation of Niobrara County in Wyoming. It wasn't until the 1920s that they were correctly identified as a new genus.

Paleoecology

Edmontosaurus existed over a wide range and for a long period of time (even by dinosaur standards!). They typically lived in wet conditions with plentiful vegetation, with a humid or tropical climate.