BBrontosaurus
One of the largest creatures in ARK. Excellent for gathering berries and thatch. Can equip a platform saddle for mobile bases.
- Tameable
- Rideable
- Breedable
At a glance
Profile
- Diet
- Herbivore
- Temperament
- Passive
- Taming
- Knockout·Full taming guide
- Saddle
- Bronto Saddle
- Reproduction
- Egg
- Level range
- 1 to 30 (5 to 150 at 5.0 difficulty)
- Species
- Brontosaurus lazarus
- XP per kill
- 1,440
Ratings
Estimated from stats — community guidance, not official.
Both rated Excellent.
Weaknesses & counter tips
Worked out from its stats
- High health but modest damage — outlast it or kite while chipping it down.
Gallery
1 image · the creature
Brontosaurus — Detailed Guide
The Brontosaurus is one of the largest creatures in ARK. Its huge tail sweeps everything around it, it gathers berries and 
Thatch by the hundreds, and it can carry a platform saddle that works as a walking base.
Where to find it
It grazes on The Island, The Center, Ragnarok, Valguero, Extinction and Genesis Part 1 in both games, on Astraeos and Lost Colony in ASA, and on Crystal Isles, Fjordur, Lost Island and Genesis Part 2 in ASE.
Taming
A knockout tame that needs a lot of tranquilizers, because of its size and health. It is passive until attacked. Feed it crops, berries or herbivore kibble. Its saddle unlocks at level 63 (ASA data). Use the taming calculator to plan the darts and food.
Breeding
- Egg: hatches in about 5 hours.
- Temperature: 28 to 31 °C.
- Growth: a baby matures in about 3.9 days at 1x.
Uses
- Gathering: berries, Thatch and seeds, and some
Rare Flowers. - Mobile base: a platform saddle for turrets and storage.
- Harvest: its carcass gives
Raw Prime Meat and 
Sauropod Vertebra.
Tips
Clear the area around it before you start: the tail sweep hurts every creature nearby, your own included.
Community Tips
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