Shell Fragment
A firm, flexible material from the shell of a Megachelon. Can be used as a replacement for Keratin.
Details
- Category
- Resource
- Games
- ASE + ASA
- Expansion
- Genesis: Part 1
Video guides: search YouTube for Shell Fragment guides
Shell Fragment — Detailed Guide
A Keratin substitute from the Megachelon
Shell Fragment is a resource in ARK: Survival Evolved and ARK: Survival Ascended that comes from the 
Megachelon. The ARK Wiki says it was introduced in Genesis: Part 1 and can also be found on Lost Island and Fjordur. The description: "A firm, flexible material from the shell of a Megachelon. Can be used as a replacement for Keratin."
Grinding it into Chitin
In an 
Industrial Grinder, 1 Shell Fragment becomes 50 
Chitin. In a 
Tek Replicator, any recipe that calls for Chitin, Keratin or Shell Fragments uses up the fragments before the other materials.
Recipes in both games
Our records count 1 recipe in ASA (Chitin) and 3 in ASE: Chitin, the 
Megachelon Platform Saddle (22 fragments) and the 
Wood Ocean Platform (34 fragments). As a Keratin alternative it also works in other recipes the wiki lists, for example the 
Pteranodon Saddle, 
Argentavis Saddle, 
Cementing Paste, 
SCUBA Flippers, 
Silencer Attachment, 
Saloon Piano and 
Managarmr Saddle.
Weight and stack size
A fragment weighs 0.01 and stacks to 100, so a full stack weighs 1. The wiki gives 306.41 as the version that added it.