Nodosaurus
Classification
| Diet | Herbivore |
|---|---|
| Habitat | Terrestrial |
| Era | Late Cretaceous |
| Family | Nodosauridae |
| Genus | Nodosaurus |
| Bio Group | Armored Herbivore |
Size
| Height (m) | 2 |
|---|---|
| Length (m) | 8 |
| Weight (kg) | 2,500 |
Stats
| Lifespan | 46 - 71 |
|---|---|
| Resilience | 16 |
| Attack | 50 |
| Defence | 42 |
| Medical Dart Resistance | 76 |
| Sedative Resistance | 76 |
| Poison Resistance | 100 |
Environmental Needs
| Comfort threshold | 55% | |
|---|---|---|
| Grassland (m2) | 2800 | 52% |
| Forest (m2) | 2600 | 48% |
| Preferred Paleobotany | Paw Paw |  |
| Mosses |  | |
| Horsetails |  | |
| Harmful Paleobotany | Conifers |  |
| Tree Ferns |  | |
| Ginkgo |  | |
Unlock requirements
Unlocked by retrieving the fossil from one of the following dig sites:
| Dig Sites | Fossil Quality | Fossil Quantity | Locations | Duration | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peay Sandstone Member | ★ | 3 | North America | USA | Wyoming | 02:00 | $90,000 |
| ★★ | 10 | ||||
| ★★★ | 7 |
Incubation
| Duration | 03:39 - 04:03 |
|---|---|
| Cost | 335,000 |
Disease
| Immune | Campylobacter |
|---|---|
| Susceptible | Cryptosporidiosis |
Description
Nodosaurus was a type of anklyosaurian (or armored) dinosaur that lived in North America. Its name means 'knobbed lizard' from the bony knobs on the armored plates of its back. It was one of the first of this type of dinosaurs to be found in North America. So far only a partial skeleton has been recovered for this genus.
Discovery
Nodosaurus was found on the Frontier Formation in Wyoming, USA. So far, only a single incomplete skeleton has been found.
Paleoecology
Little is known about the ecology of the Frontier Formation.
Cohabitation Preferences