Mosasaurus

Mosasaurus

Dossier Mosasaurus.png

Dossier

These values may differ with what you see in-game or written elsewhere. But that is what the dossier says.

Common Name

Mosasaurus

Group

Reptiles

Species

Mosasaurus suspirita

Time Period

Late Cretaceous

Diet

Carnivore

Temperament

Aggressive

Release Versions

219.0
October 14, 2015

729.0
December 16, 2015

501.0
December 6, 2016

1.0
May 24, 2018

599.0
November 30, 2018

Variants

Alpha Mosasaur

Spawn Command

admincheat summon Mosa_Character_BP_C
or
admincheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/Dinos/Mosasaurus/Mosa_Character_BP.Mosa_Character_BP'" 500 0 0 35
Variant Mosasaur (Caverns)
admincheat summon Mosa_Character_BP_Cave_C
or
admincheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/Dinos/Mosasaurus/Mosa_Character_BP_Cave.Mosa_Character_BP_Cave'" 500 0 0 35

Domestication

Tameable

Rideable

Breedable

Yes

Yes

Yes

Torpor Immune

No

Taming Method

Knockout

Preferred Kibble

Exceptional Kibble

Preferred Kibble

Kibble (Quetzal Egg)

Preferred Food

Raw Mutton

Preferred Food

Raw Prime Meat

Equipment

Mosasaur Saddle (Level 78)
Mosasaur Platform Saddle (Level 93)
Mosasaur Tek Saddle

Unique Skins

Mosasaurus Bionic Costume

Rider Weaponry

No

Humans Can Carry

No

Data

XP For Kill

30 XP

Drops

• Hide
• Raw Prime Meat
• Fireworks Flaregun Skin

Special Loot Chance

100%

Feces Size

None

Drag Weight

899

Radiation Immune

No

Carryable By

Tusoteuthis

Can Damage

Thatch
Greenhouse
Wood

Reproduction

Gestation Time

7h 56m 11.428s

Baby Time

1d 4h 3m 30.086s

Juvenile Time

4d 16h 14m 0.344s

Adolescent Time

5d 20h 17m 30.438s

Total Maturation Time

11d 16h 35m 0.875s

Breeding Interval

18h - 2d

Habitat

Colorvision Prota- / Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Common             Rare
  Untameable   Cave

The Mosasaurus (moze-uh-sore-us) is one of the Creatures in ARK: Survival Evolved.

Basic Info

Dossier

This dossier section is intended to be an exact copy of what the survivor Helena, the author of the dossiers has written. There may be some discrepancies between this text and the in-game creatures.

	“	Wild Until recently, I believed the Megalodon to be the greatest of the ocean predators. Then I discovered Mosasaurus suspirita in the deeps. Not quite as fast, but much larger and stronger, the Mosasaurus rules the darkest waters of the Island. Growing up to 50 feet long, Mosasaurus is larger than almost every other aquatic creature I've encountered thus far. Mosasaurus is a deep-sea marine lizard which spends all of its time far beneath the water's surface. It is without a doubt one of the most fearsome creatures of the Island, and can certainly be considered among the ocean's apex predators. Domesticated Mosasaur has proven to be an excellent tame for the most advanced tribes. Due to its sheer size and power, you will often find tribes with bases and defenses built upon a Mosasaur's large "platform" saddle. Having one with you as an escort is probably one of the best oceanic defenses available!	„
		~ Helena

Behavior

The Mosasaurus is found deep in the ocean and can be quite far from the shore. It often resides towards the edge of the map boundary, and can be surprisingly elusive. It behaves similar to the Plesiosaur. Mosasaurus has a fairly average aggro radius, and will pursue the player a fair distance horizontally. However, it will not follow the player into shallow water, much like the Plesiosaur. It also is not necessarily found near cave entrances like a Plesiosaur.

Appearance

An enormous marine lizard, Mosasaurus is one of the largest creatures found in the waters surrounding the island. It has four flippers to propel its massive body through the seas. A small, finned ridge runs down the length of its back before developing into a paddle-like tail. The solitary and territorial Mosasaur is fairly slow-moving, but with its size, it can cover more ground than one might expect, making them adept ambush predators that strike from below to inflict crippling wounds.

Color Scheme and Regions

This section displays the Mosasaurus's natural colors and regions. For demonstration, the regions below are colored red over an albino Mosasaurus. The colored squares shown underneath each region's description are the colors that the Mosasaurus will randomly spawn with to provide an overall range of its natural color scheme. Hover your cursor over a color to display its name and ID.

Server admins can use this region information in the Console Command "cheat SetTargetDinoColor <ColorRegion> <ColorID>".
For example, "cheat SetTargetDinoColor 0 6" would color the Mosasaurus's "body" magenta.

Region 0: Body	Region 1 is not used for this Creature.	Region 2: Spinal Ridge
Region 3 is not used for this Creature.	Region 4: Patterning	Region 5: Underside

Region 0: BodyRegion 2: Spinal RidgeRegion 4: PatterningRegion 5: Underside

Drops

• Hide
• Raw Prime Meat
• Fireworks Flaregun Skin

Base Stats and Growth

Note that creatures will have different stats in Survival of the Fittest

Basic Stats

Attribute	Amount at Level 1	Increase per point		Taming Bonus
		Wild	Domesticated1	Add	Mult
Health	3600	+432	+4.2%	0.042
Stamina	400	+40	+10%
Oxygen	N/A5	N/A	N/A
Food	8000	+800	+10%		15%
Weight	1300	+26	+4%
Melee Damage	1002	+5	+1.7%	9.1%	17.6%
Movement Speed	100%	N/A3	+0.5%
Torpidity	3000	+180	N/A4	0.5

¹Percentages are based on the value of the stat the moment the creature was tamed (after taming effectiveness)
²The absolute Base Damage is shown here instead of the percentage.
³Wild creatures do not level up movement speed
⁴Torpidity increases every level on wild creatures, but can not be increased once they are tamed.
⁵The Mosasaurus is incapable of drowning.

• For a comparison of the stats of all creatures, see Base Creature Statistics.
• For an explanation of exactly how the levelup calculation works, see Creature Stats Calculation.

Movement Speed

Movement Type	Base Speed	Sprinting		Stamina Used
		Wild	Domesticated
Walking	1100	?	?	20
Swimming	1100	N/A	N/A	N/A

• These are the base speeds of the creature at 100% Movement Speed
• For a comparison of the speeds of all creatures, see Base Creature Speeds

Attack Values

Bite		Stamina Cost	Attack Range			Description
			Base	Minimum	Activation	Using the (PC), (PS4), (Xbox One), the Mosasaurus bites the target.
		0	1700	0	2000
Attack Type		Damage	Projectile Values			Torpor Values		Status Effect: Stamina			Status Effect: Torpidity
			Life	Impulse	Radius	Base	Mult	Duration	Damage Mult	Amount	Duration	Damage Mult	Amount
Melee		100

Wild Stats Level-up

Type in values of a wild creature to see on which stats it's emphasized. Green values on a high-level creature are very good for breeding. If you have already tamed your creature you can try to recover the breeding-stats with an external tool.

Mosasaurus

The stat-calculator does not work in the mobile-view, see here for alternatives: Apps

Note that after the creature is tamed it gets bonuses on some stats depending on the taming effectiveness. This makes it hard to retrieve the levels on a tamed creature, so this tool is only for wild ones, but gives a first impression, how well the stats are distributed.

Taming

For general infos about domesticating a wild creature see Taming.

KO Strategy

One strategy would be using a Plesiosaur to find one and lure it into a water cave and shoot arrows/darts at it there. They also seem to follow a similar AI as that of the Plesiosaur and be tamed in a similar way. They don't seem to want to go too high above a certain depth and dive back once they reach it, allowing a person to hit them with arrows to aggro, swim up, and then break aggro. Repeat and it should be knocked out. Remember that the bow/slingshot cannot be used under water so a crossbow is required. With decent movement speed (120%-130%) and flippers, it is possible to kite a Mosasaurus, because of its large turning radius.

Taming a Mosasaur requires the second largest amount of food of any carnivore creature in the game, much more than a Quetzal, and more than double the amount of any other Apex Predator, including the Giganotosaurus. However, like some other end-game creatures, they can starve all the way down their taming process, giving enough time to gather the meat needed in the moment. As with other starve-taming, be sure to wait until the torpor level drops and feed narcotics or narcoberries in bulk to keep the Torpor level rising till the max before starting to fall again. Their consumption speed also assures that no meat will be wasted, as long as the newest meats keep being added to the last slots.

It can also be grabbed using a Tusoteuthis, and the torpor from the grab will eventually knock it out. This will, however, take a very long time. The process can be made faster by shooting it with a tranquilizer arrows from a crossbow, or dragging it close enough to the shore where it can be shot with more powerful tranquilizers. Be careful not to drag it too close to the shore or out of the water however, or it will die.

Taming Food

Level 1					Time
Exceptional Kibble	11	117	38	19	0:10:52
Raw Mutton	31	416	134	67	0:28:43
Cooked Lamb Chop	58	833	269	135	0:53:39
Raw Prime Meat	39	539	174	87	0:36:07
Cooked Prime Meat	78	1142	369	185	1:12:09
Raw Prime Fish Meat	97	687	222	111	0:44:55
Raw Meat	116	1732	559	280	1:47:25
Cooked Prime Fish Meat	194	1479	477	239	1:32:17
Cooked Meat	232	1732	559	280	1:47:25
Raw Fish Meat	290	2182	704	352	2:14:16
Cooked Fish Meat	580	2182	704	352	2:14:16
KO: × 300; × 123; × 34; × 20; × 14; × 7
Torpidity-depletion: 12.8 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:03:54

Level 30					Time
Exceptional Kibble	27	362	123	62	0:26:39
Raw Mutton	78	1178	400	200	1:12:14
Cooked Lamb Chop	144	2269	770	385	2:13:12
Raw Prime Meat	97	1493	507	254	1:29:49
Cooked Prime Meat	194	3096	1051	526	2:59:26
Raw Prime Fish Meat	242	1890	642	321	1:52:03
Raw Meat	290	4691	1592	796	4:28:32
Cooked Prime Fish Meat	484	4005	1359	680	3:50:14
Cooked Meat	580	4691	1592	796	4:28:32
Raw Fish Meat	725	5892	1999	1000	5:35:39
Cooked Fish Meat	1450	5892	1999	1000	5:35:39
KO: × 822; × 336; × 92; × 53; × 38; × 19
Torpidity-depletion: 21.27 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:06:26

Level 60					Time
Exceptional Kibble	43	629	218	109	0:42:26
Raw Mutton	126	1991	690	345	1:56:40
Cooked Lamb Chop	233	3804	1318	659	3:35:31
Raw Prime Meat	157	2518	872	436	2:25:23
Cooked Prime Meat	314	5179	1794	897	4:50:26
Raw Prime Fish Meat	392	3180	1102	551	3:01:29
Raw Meat	470	7835	2714	1357	7:15:11
Cooked Prime Fish Meat	784	6692	2318	1159	6:12:56
Cooked Meat	940	7835	2714	1357	7:15:11
Raw Fish Meat	1175	9831	3405	1703	9:03:59
Cooked Fish Meat	2350	9831	3405	1703	9:03:59
KO: × 1362; × 556; × 152; × 87; × 62; × 31
Torpidity-depletion: 27.75 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:08:10

Level 90					Time
Exceptional Kibble	60	927	325	163	0:59:12
Raw Mutton	174	2824	991	496	2:41:07
Cooked Lamb Chop	321	5351	1877	939	4:56:54
Raw Prime Meat	217	3565	1250	625	3:20:56
Cooked Prime Meat	434	7297	2559	1280	6:41:25
Raw Prime Fish Meat	542	4495	1577	789	4:10:56
Raw Meat	650	11027	3867	1934	10:01:51
Cooked Prime Fish Meat	1084	9423	3305	1653	8:35:38
Cooked Meat	1300	11027	3867	1934	10:01:51
Raw Fish Meat	1625	13828	4850	2425	12:32:19
Cooked Fish Meat	3250	13828	4850	2425	12:32:19
KO: × 1902; × 777; × 212; × 121; × 87; × 44
Torpidity-depletion: 33.57 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:09:26

Level 120					Time
Exceptional Kibble	76	1214	430	215	1:15:00
Raw Mutton	222	3668	1298	649	3:25:34
Cooked Lamb Chop	410	6932	2452	1226	6:19:13
Raw Prime Meat	277	4625	1636	818	4:16:29
Cooked Prime Meat	554	9435	3337	1669	8:32:24
Raw Prime Fish Meat	692	5826	2061	1031	5:20:23
Raw Meat	830	14249	5040	2520	12:48:31
Cooked Prime Fish Meat	1384	12178	4308	2154	10:58:20
Cooked Meat	1660	14249	5040	2520	12:48:31
Raw Fish Meat	2075	17860	6317	3159	16:00:39
Cooked Fish Meat	4150	17860	6317	3159	16:00:39
KO: × 2442; × 997; × 272; × 156; × 111; × 56
Torpidity-depletion: 39 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:10:26

Level 150					Time
Exceptional Kibble	92	1506	536	268	1:30:47
Raw Mutton	270	4520	1609	805	4:10:00
Cooked Lamb Chop	499	8524	3034	1517	7:41:32
Raw Prime Meat	337	5694	2027	1014	5:12:03
Cooked Prime Meat	674	11588	4125	2063	10:23:24
Raw Prime Fish Meat	842	7166	2551	1276	6:29:49
Raw Meat	1010	17489	6225	3113	15:35:11
Cooked Prime Fish Meat	1684	14950	5321	2661	13:21:02
Cooked Meat	2020	17489	6225	3113	15:35:11
Raw Fish Meat	2525	21915	7800	3900	19:28:59
Cooked Fish Meat	5050	21915	7800	3900	19:28:59
KO: × 2982; × 1218; × 332; × 190; × 135; × 68
Torpidity-depletion: 44.17 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:11:15

	Level 1					Time
	Kibble (Quetzal Egg)	7	109	35	18	0:10:22
	Raw Prime Meat	23	292	94	47	0:21:18
	Cooked Prime Meat	45	632	204	102	0:41:38
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	56	369	119	60	0:25:56
	Raw Meat	67	973	314	157	1:02:03
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	111	819	264	132	0:52:48
	Cooked Meat	133	966	312	156	1:01:35
	Raw Fish Meat	166	1221	394	197	1:16:52
	Cooked Fish Meat	332	1221	394	197	1:16:52
	Kibble (Quetzal Egg)	3	10	3	2	0:04:27
	Raw Prime Meat	8	59	19	10	0:07:25
	Cooked Prime Meat	15	167	54	27	0:13:53
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	19	82	27	14	0:08:48
	Raw Meat	23	292	94	47	0:21:18
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	37	230	74	37	0:17:36
	Cooked Meat	45	284	92	46	0:20:50
	Raw Fish Meat	56	369	119	60	0:25:56
	Cooked Fish Meat	111	365	118	59	0:25:42
	Kibble (Quetzal Egg)	1	0	0	0	0:01:29
	Raw Prime Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:56
	Cooked Prime Meat	2	0	0	0	0:01:51
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	2	0	0	0	0:00:56
	Raw Meat	3	0	0	0	0:02:47
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	4	0	0	0	0:01:55
	Cooked Meat	5	0	0	0	0:02:19
	Raw Fish Meat	6	0	0	0	0:02:47
	Cooked Fish Meat	12	0	0	0	0:02:47
	Kibble (Quetzal Egg)	1	0	0	0	0:01:29
	Raw Prime Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:56
	Cooked Prime Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:56
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:28
	Raw Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:56
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:29
	Cooked Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:28
	Raw Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:28
	Cooked Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:14
KO: × 300; × 123; × 34; × 20; × 17; × 13; × 14; × 7
Torpidity-depletion: 12.8 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:03:54

	Level 30					Time
	Kibble (Quetzal Egg)	16	309	105	53	0:23:41
	Raw Prime Meat	56	813	276	138	0:51:52
	Cooked Prime Meat	111	1723	585	293	1:42:40
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	139	1037	352	176	1:04:22
	Raw Meat	166	2636	895	448	2:33:43
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	277	2243	761	381	2:11:46
	Cooked Meat	332	2636	895	448	2:33:43
	Raw Fish Meat	415	3324	1128	564	3:12:08
	Cooked Fish Meat	829	3319	1127	564	3:11:54
	Kibble (Quetzal Egg)	6	44	15	8	0:08:53
	Raw Prime Meat	19	200	68	34	0:17:36
	Cooked Prime Meat	37	498	169	85	0:34:14
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	47	275	94	47	0:21:46
	Raw Meat	56	813	276	138	0:51:52
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	93	677	230	115	0:44:15
	Cooked Meat	111	805	273	137	0:51:24
	Raw Fish Meat	139	1037	352	176	1:04:22
	Cooked Fish Meat	277	1033	351	176	1:04:08
	Kibble (Quetzal Egg)	1	0	0	0	0:01:29
	Raw Prime Meat	2	0	0	0	0:01:52
	Cooked Prime Meat	4	0	0	0	0:03:42
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	5	0	0	0	0:02:19
	Raw Meat	6	0	0	0	0:05:34
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	10	0	0	0	0:04:46
	Cooked Meat	12	0	0	0	0:05:34
	Raw Fish Meat	14	1	1	1	0:06:29
	Cooked Fish Meat	28	1	1	1	0:06:29
	Kibble (Quetzal Egg)	1	0	0	0	0:01:29
	Raw Prime Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:56
	Cooked Prime Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:56
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:28
	Raw Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:56
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:29
	Cooked Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:28
	Raw Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:28
	Cooked Fish Meat	2	0	0	0	0:00:28
KO: × 822; × 336; × 92; × 53; × 46; × 35; × 38; × 19
Torpidity-depletion: 21.27 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:06:26

	Level 75					Time
	Kibble (Quetzal Egg)	30	658	230	115	0:44:24
	Raw Prime Meat	107	1669	582	291	1:39:05
	Cooked Prime Meat	214	3497	1220	610	3:17:56
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	267	2123	741	371	2:03:37
	Raw Meat	320	5317	1855	928	4:56:18
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	534	4535	1582	791	4:14:01
	Cooked Meat	640	5317	1855	928	4:56:18
	Raw Fish Meat	800	6687	2332	1166	6:10:23
	Cooked Fish Meat	1600	6687	2332	1166	6:10:23
	Kibble (Quetzal Egg)	10	110	39	20	0:14:48
	Raw Prime Meat	36	453	158	79	0:33:20
	Cooked Prime Meat	72	1068	373	187	1:06:36
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	89	599	209	105	0:41:13
	Raw Meat	107	1669	582	291	1:39:05
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	178	1403	490	245	1:24:41
	Cooked Meat	214	1669	582	291	1:39:05
	Raw Fish Meat	267	2123	741	371	2:03:37
	Cooked Fish Meat	534	2123	741	371	2:03:37
	Kibble (Quetzal Egg)	1	0	0	0	0:01:29
	Raw Prime Meat	4	0	0	0	0:03:43
	Cooked Prime Meat	8	0	0	0	0:07:24
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	9	0	0	0	0:04:10
	Raw Meat	11	25	9	5	0:10:12
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	18	0	0	0	0:08:34
	Cooked Meat	22	25	9	5	0:10:12
	Raw Fish Meat	27	68	24	12	0:12:30
	Cooked Fish Meat	54	68	24	12	0:12:30
	Kibble (Quetzal Egg)	1	0	0	0	0:01:29
	Raw Prime Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:56
	Cooked Prime Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:56
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:28
	Raw Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:56
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	2	0	0	0	0:00:58
	Cooked Meat	2	0	0	0	0:00:56
	Raw Fish Meat	2	0	0	0	0:00:56
	Cooked Fish Meat	4	0	0	0	0:00:56
KO: × 1632; × 667; × 182; × 104; × 91; × 68; × 74; × 37
Torpidity-depletion: 30.72 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:08:51

	Level 150					Time
	Kibble (Quetzal Egg)	53	1272	453	227	1:18:27
	Raw Prime Meat	193	3170	1129	565	2:58:43
	Cooked Prime Meat	385	6528	2324	1162	5:56:06
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	481	4003	1425	713	3:42:42
	Raw Meat	578	9918	3530	1765	8:55:11
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	962	8449	3008	1504	7:37:36
	Cooked Meat	1155	9909	3527	1764	8:54:44
	Raw Fish Meat	1443	12433	4426	2213	11:08:04
	Cooked Fish Meat	2886	12433	4426	2213	11:08:04
	Kibble (Quetzal Egg)	18	292	104	52	0:26:39
	Raw Prime Meat	65	927	330	165	1:00:12
	Cooked Prime Meat	129	2046	729	365	1:59:19
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	161	1199	427	214	1:14:33
	Raw Meat	193	3170	1129	565	2:58:43
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	321	2678	953	477	2:32:42
	Cooked Meat	385	3162	1126	563	2:58:15
	Raw Fish Meat	481	4003	1425	713	3:42:42
	Cooked Fish Meat	962	4003	1425	713	3:42:42
	Kibble (Quetzal Egg)	2	0	0	0	0:02:58
	Raw Prime Meat	7	0	0	0	0:06:29
	Cooked Prime Meat	13	15	6	3	0:12:02
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	17	0	0	0	0:07:53
	Raw Meat	20	138	50	25	0:18:32
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	33	85	30	15	0:15:42
	Cooked Meat	39	129	46	23	0:18:04
	Raw Fish Meat	49	217	78	39	0:22:42
	Cooked Fish Meat	97	213	76	38	0:22:28
	Kibble (Quetzal Egg)	1	0	0	0	0:01:29
	Raw Prime Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:56
	Cooked Prime Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:56
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	2	0	0	0	0:00:56
	Raw Meat	2	0	0	0	0:01:52
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	3	0	0	0	0:01:26
	Cooked Meat	3	0	0	0	0:01:24
	Raw Fish Meat	4	0	0	0	0:01:52
	Cooked Fish Meat	7	0	0	0	0:01:38
KO: × 2982; × 1218; × 332; × 190; × 166; × 125; × 135; × 68
Torpidity-depletion: 44.17 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:11:15

	Level 300					Time
	Kibble (Quetzal Egg)	100	2585	936	468	2:28:00
	Raw Prime Meat	364	6231	2256	1128	5:37:03
	Cooked Prime Meat	728	12716	4605	2303	11:13:20
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	910	7856	2845	1423	7:01:18
	Raw Meat	1092	19231	6964	3482	16:51:07
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	1820	16427	5948	2974	14:25:43
	Cooked Meat	2183	19222	6960	3480	16:50:39
	Raw Fish Meat	2729	24097	8726	4363	21:03:26
	Cooked Fish Meat	5458	24097	8726	4363	21:03:26
	Kibble (Quetzal Egg)	34	701	254	127	0:50:20
	Raw Prime Meat	122	1909	692	346	1:52:58
	Cooked Prime Meat	243	4065	1472	736	3:44:46
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	304	2445	886	443	2:20:45
	Raw Meat	364	6231	2256	1128	5:37:03
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	607	5299	1919	960	4:48:44
	Cooked Meat	728	6231	2256	1128	5:37:03
	Raw Fish Meat	910	7856	2845	1423	7:01:18
	Cooked Fish Meat	1820	7856	2845	1423	7:01:18
	Kibble (Quetzal Egg)	4	0	0	0	0:05:56
	Raw Prime Meat	13	0	0	0	0:12:03
	Cooked Prime Meat	25	176	64	32	0:23:08
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	31	7	3	2	0:14:22
	Raw Meat	37	391	142	71	0:34:16
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	61	290	105	53	0:29:01
	Cooked Meat	73	382	139	70	0:33:48
	Raw Fish Meat	91	543	197	99	0:42:08
	Cooked Fish Meat	182	543	197	99	0:42:08
	Kibble (Quetzal Egg)	1	0	0	0	0:01:29
	Raw Prime Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:56
	Cooked Prime Meat	2	0	0	0	0:01:51
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	3	0	0	0	0:01:24
	Raw Meat	3	0	0	0	0:02:47
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	5	0	0	0	0:02:23
	Cooked Meat	5	0	0	0	0:02:19
	Raw Fish Meat	7	0	0	0	0:03:15
	Cooked Fish Meat	13	0	0	0	0:03:01
KO: × 5682; × 2320; × 632; × 361; × 316; × 237; × 258; × 129
Torpidity-depletion: 67.58 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:14:00

	Level 450					Time
	Kibble (Quetzal Egg)	146	3897	1423	712	3:36:05
	Raw Prime Meat	536	9348	3412	1706	8:16:18
	Cooked Prime Meat	1071	18962	6921	3461	16:30:35
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	1339	11752	4290	2145	10:19:55
	Raw Meat	1606	28619	10446	5223	24:47:02
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	2677	24463	8929	4465	21:13:22
	Cooked Meat	3212	28619	10446	5223	24:47:02
	Raw Fish Meat	4015	35850	13085	6543	30:58:48
	Cooked Fish Meat	8029	35846	13084	6542	30:58:34
	Kibble (Quetzal Egg)	49	1105	404	202	1:12:32
	Raw Prime Meat	179	2918	1065	533	2:45:45
	Cooked Prime Meat	357	6117	2233	1117	5:30:12
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	447	3719	1358	679	3:26:57
	Raw Meat	536	9348	3412	1706	8:16:18
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	893	7957	2904	1452	7:04:47
	Cooked Meat	1071	9339	3409	1705	8:15:50
	Raw Fish Meat	1339	11752	4290	2145	10:19:55
	Cooked Fish Meat	2677	11748	4288	2144	10:19:41
	Kibble (Quetzal Egg)	5	0	0	0	0:07:24
	Raw Prime Meat	18	18	7	4	0:16:40
	Cooked Prime Meat	36	342	125	63	0:33:18
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	45	99	37	19	0:20:50
	Raw Meat	54	667	244	122	0:50:00
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	90	527	193	97	0:42:49
	Cooked Meat	108	667	244	122	0:50:00
	Raw Fish Meat	134	901	329	165	1:02:03
	Cooked Fish Meat	268	901	329	165	1:02:03
	Kibble (Quetzal Egg)	1	0	0	0	0:01:29
	Raw Prime Meat	2	0	0	0	0:01:52
	Cooked Prime Meat	3	0	0	0	0:02:47
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	3	0	0	0	0:01:24
	Raw Meat	4	0	0	0	0:03:43
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	6	0	0	0	0:02:52
	Cooked Meat	8	0	0	0	0:03:43
	Raw Fish Meat	9	0	0	0	0:04:10
	Cooked Fish Meat	18	0	0	0	0:04:10
KO: × 8382; × 3422; × 932; × 533; × 466; × 350; × 380; × 190
Torpidity-depletion: 88.64 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:15:45

Note that the values are for optimal cases, always bring extra supplies!
For a level-dependent count of resources needed, try an external taming calculator.

Ingredients for Exceptional Kibble: 1 ×  Extra Large Egg , 5 ×  Fiber , 1 ×  Focal Chili , 10 ×  Mejoberry , 1 ×  Rare Flower , 1 ×  Water

Preferred Food

1. Exceptional Kibble
2. Raw Mutton
3. Raw Prime Meat
4. Raw Meat

Combat

This section describes how to fight against the Mosasaurus.

General

The Mosasaurus has the second highest health and damage stat of any aquatic creature. If you encounter one unprepared it is recommended to stay away or swim closer to the surface. If a confrontation is desired or inevitable, make sure that you can focus solely on the Mosasaurus. These creatures live in the deepest parts of the ocean, so it is very common for other creatures to confront the player at the same time. Ichthys can sometimes mob the player without a trace of their location, but they are not nearly as aggressive as Megalodons, which sniff out the player from far away and home in when blood is spilled. Anglers and Mantas patrol the waters, adding more problems to the unprepared player. If the battle is taking place next to a sea cave, the player will almost certainly be dealing with two to three Plesiosaurs. As always, multiple Mosasaurs can also cause a problem.

Player movement speed needs to be at least 206.5% to outswim it without the SCUBA Flippers or 181% while wearing SCUBA Flippers AND consuming a Focal Chili.

Strategy

The Mosasaurus is very tanky, and it will take a lot of damage while also dealing a lot in return. If you have a very strong Megalodon or Plesiosaur, you will not have too much trouble taking it down. If you don't have a strong creature, you can lure it to an underwater cave and shoot it with a crossbow, as it cannot fit inside. Be sure the Plesiosaurs nearby don't get the better of you!

Weaponry

A crossbow is the most effective weapon to take down a Mosasaurus, but only as a last resort. The best strategy is to use a combat trained dinosaur such as a Plesiosaur, or simply avoid them. They are humongous, but their dark coloration can take a player by surprise in the dark ocean depths.

Dangers

Again, it does possess the highest health of any aquatic creature and has 100 base damage, only surpassed by the Alpha T-Rex and Giganotosaurus. A Mosasaurus can kill a player within seconds if it manages to catch you off guard. Do not get too distracted with Deep Sea Loot Crates, or taming creatures. Other animals like the Mosasaur can ruin such indulgences.

Weakness

While very bulky in both HP and strength it can't turn very fast making fast Megalodons very useful. Luring it to an underwater cave and shooting it is an easy way to kill it as it cannot fit inside.

Utility

Roles

• Mobile Base Platform: The platform saddle can be used to build a mobile aquatic base. Structures do not affect Dinosaur weight capacity, but storage does; increase weight if used for transport. (Level up weight, Speed, and Stamina)
• Warship: Mosasaurus has high health and damage, which makes it useful in battle. The platform saddle also allows for cannons and siege weapons, allowing for naval warfare. (Level up Health and Damage)
• Aquatic Tank Having a base health equal to the Alpha Raptor, the Mosasaurus can take massive damage, second only to the Giganotosaurus (Level Health and Melee Damage).
• Oil Rig: Due to the fact the Mosasaurus can carry a large amount of weight, you can make it built for collecting enormous amounts of oil and converting it to gasoline. While not an ideal or recommended use, you could also use it for collecting crystal as well. (Level up Weight, Damage and Health)
• Bio Toxin Gatherer: Unlike most aquatic creatures, tamed Mosasaurs do not attract Cnidaria. Additionally, due to how group aggro mechanics work, other Cnidaria won't turn against your Mosasaurus if they are killed in a single attack. This makes the Mosasaurus an ideal creature for safely wiping out swarms of jellies and for gathering their Bio Toxin, as long as the damage dealt is high enough to kill them in one hit. (Level up Melee Damage)
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Collectibles

Resource	Efficiency
Raw Prime Meat	★★★★★
Raw Meat	★★★★★
Hide	★★★★☆

Notes/Trivia

For information pertaining specifically to the real-world Mosasaurus, see the relevant Wikipedia article

• It regenerates stamina while moving as fast as when standing still.
• Like other aquatic/amphibious animals it has no oxygen stat, despite it being mentioned as breathing air in the dossier.
• Despite what the dossier says, a tamed Mosasaurus is anything but slow, and under no circumstances slower than Megalodons. In fact, Ichthyosauruses or Mantas with high movement speed stats are much faster, but by the level a player can afford to tame a Mosasaur with relative safety (60+), oxygen is probably not a concern. Not to mention that the first saddle only unlocks at level 75, same as the scuba gear set (which excluding the leggings is extremely cheap). This, combined with high combat capabilities, make the Mosas and fellow Plesios ideal for deep sea exploration. Instead, Ichthies and Mantas are best used to farm silica pearls and Deep Sea Loot Crates. Megalodons, however, have a faster turning speed and are found in abundance across the seas of ARK, making them the "water alternative" to Direwolves.
• In the Dossier it mentions Tylosaurus, another genus of mosasaur. It's possible this could mean that Tylosaurus will be added to the game as a smaller, faster alternative to the Mosasaurus. However,the way Tylosaurus is used in the sentence suggests that the author might simply be mistakenly using the names Mosasaurus and Tylosaurus interchangeably.
• ARK's marine beast is much larger than any know mosasaurus. The actual description is correct, but the in-game creature is much larger than 50 ft.
• The Dossier was revealed on 06/13/2015
• The dossier mentions in the 'Wild' section that the Mosasaurus is larger than almost every other aquatic creature, thus stating the existence of a larger marine creature. This is likely referring to the Leedsichthys and the Tusoteuthis.
• Mosasaurs had incredibly flexible jaws as well as a second set of teeth in the back of the throat, which is a shared trait with its closest relatives, monitor lizards and snakes.
• The Mosasaurus is actually not a fish, but an aquatic lizard, which means that an actual Mosasaurus cannot breathe underwater, it can only hold its breath for an incredibly large amount of time.
• The Mosasaurus cannot be rendered unconscious with a Bow/Slingshot/Longneck because they do not work underwater, unless you grab it by riding Tusoteuthis to the surface.
• The Mosasaurus does not produce feces.
• Despite having a platform saddle it is unable to use the vacuum compartments making a waterproof base impossible (as of October/12/2019)