Sarcosuchus Skin

A trophy taken from the Sarco

Sarcosuchus Skin is a resource in ARK: Survival Evolved and ARK: Survival Ascended. The in-game line reads: "This trophy proves your worth as a hunter." Despite the trophy wording, the ARK Wiki notes that it cannot be put onto a trophy mount; it serves as tribute for summoning bosses.

Getting one from a Sarco

A dead Sarco carries the skin in its inventory. Check that inventory before harvesting the body for meat and hide. If the carcass is harvested first, or another predator eats it, the skin ends up in a bag on the ground instead. Our loot records also hold one Sarcosuchus entry that can contain it.

Boss summons that use it

ASA has 12 tribute recipes that call for it and ASE has 11. Both games share the Broodmother portals (5 for Beta, 10 for Alpha), the Center portals (10 for Medium, 25 for Hard) and Summon Desert Titan, which takes 10. Beyond those:

• ASA: the Grendel portals (5 for Gamma, 8 for Beta, 10 for Alpha), the Natrix The Devious portals (5 or 10) and the Nunatak portals (10 for Beta, 25 for Alpha).
• ASE: the Ragnarok portals (10 for Medium, 25 for Hard), Generate Dinopithecus King (Gamma) Portal with 5, and Portal to the Guardian's Sanctuary in Gamma, Beta and Alpha versions (5, 8 and 10).

Weight and maps

Each skin weighs 0.5 and they stack to 100, a full stack weighing 50. Our records list it on 13 maps, including The Island, Ragnarok, Valguero and Astraeos.