Pachyrhinosaurus

This article is about Pachyrhinosaurus, not to be confused with Pachy

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Pachyrhinosaurus

Dossier Pachyrhinosaurus.png

Dossier

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

Group

Dinosaurs

Species

Pachyrhinosaurus mitisaura

Time

Late Cretaceous

Diet

Herbivore

Temperament

Evasive

Release Versions

252.0
November 24, 2016

748.2
December 16, 2016

502.0
December 19, 2016

1.0
May 24, 2018

599.0
November 30, 2018

311.74
June 11, 2020

Variants

Eerie Pachyrhinosaurus

Spawn Command

admincheat summon Pachyrhino_Character_BP_C
or
admincheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/Dinos/Pachyrhinosaurus/Pachyrhino_Character_BP.Pachyrhino_Character_BP'" 500 0 0 35
Variant Pachyrhinosaurus (Gauntlet)
admincheat summon Pachyrhino_Character_BP_Gauntlet_C
or
admincheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/Genesis/Dinos/MissionVariants/Gauntlet/Bog/Pachyrhino_Character_BP_Gauntlet.Pachyrhino_Character_BP_Gauntlet'" 500 0 0 35

Domestication

Tameable

Rideable

Breedable

Yes

Yes

Yes

Torpor Immune

No

Taming Method

Knockout

Preferred Food

Bug Repellant

Equipment

Pachyrhinosaurus Saddle (Level 27)

Rider Weaponry

Yes

Humans Can Carry

No

Data

XP For Kill

16 XP

Drops

• Hide
• Keratin
• Raw Meat

Feces Size

Medium

Drag Weight

200

Radiation Immune

No

Carryable By

• Blood Crystal Wyvern
• Ember Crystal Wyvern
• Fire Wyvern
• Forest Wyvern
• Ice Wyvern
• Karkinos
• Lightning Wyvern
• Poison Wyvern
• Quetzal
• Tek Quetzal
• Tropical Crystal Wyvern
• Tusoteuthis

Immobilized By

• Chain Bola
• Large Bear Trap
• Plant Species Y Trap

Can Damage

Thatch
Greenhouse
Wood

Reproduction

Egg

Pachyrhino Egg

Incubation Range

22 - 28 °C / 72 - 82 °F

Incubation Time

2h 29m 59.28s

Baby Time

4h 37m 46.666s

Juvenile Time

18h 31m 6.662s

Adolescent Time

23h 8m 53.328s

Total Maturation Time

1d 22h 17m 46.656s

Breeding Interval

18h - 2d

Habitat

Colorvision Prota- / Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Common             Rare
  Untameable   Cave

The Pachyrhinosaurus (PAK-ee-rye-no-SAWR-us) is one of the Creatures in ARK: Survival Evolved.

Basic Info

Dossier

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

	“	Wild Pachyrhinosaurus Mitisaura is a medium-sized herbivore, found almost everywhere but the Island's mountains. It is generally calm and ignores all other nearby creatures unless it is attacked. Pachyrhinosaurus possesses a particularly unique survival skill. When threatened, its massive nasal-boss releases a chemical into the air that calms other nearby creatures, making them less likely to attack it. Affected creatures are sometimes hungry enough to ignore the effect, and humans seem immune to it. Conversely, it can seemingly invert this phenomenon at will and coerce creatures into attacking it! Domesticated Pachyrhinosaurus is an excellent starting mount for anyone new to taming. It is fairly easy to train, can carry enough to be a simple pack-animal, and is not as deadly as some of the larger herbivores. Additionally, Pachyrhinosaurus can release its unique chemical on command to protect itself and its rider from nearby predators, or draw attention if desired, making it a potential life saver in a pinch.	„
		~ Helena

Behavior

Pachyrhinosaurus is a non-aggressive herbivorous species that spends its time grazing across the Arks. Ignoring peaceful survivors and other passive creatures, many players tend to underestimate this creatures capabilities. If attacked, the Pachyrhinosaurus will often charge its attacker, much like the Triceratops. However, different from the Trike, it can also release chemical pheromones which affect surrounding wildlife, including normally passive creatures. Upon being attacked, it will release a red chemical from its nostrils, sending nearby creatures into a rage and making them target the creature's attacker. Even creatures like the Dodo or Parasaur may enter the fray, though some herbivores like Carbonemys and Triceratops seem unaffected. However, if the battle seems fruitless for the Pachyrhinosaurus, it will flee and release a different, calming chemical to try and pacify its attackers, allowing the dinosaur to escape and recover. This chemical will not work on Humans and some huge predators such as Tyrannosaurus Rex and Giganotosaurus.

Appearance

Like its larger relative the Triceratops, the Pachyrhinosaurus is a burly quadrupedal herbivore with an impressive frill. Unlike the Triceratops, Pachyrhinosaurus has a bony growth called a boss where the trike has its nasal horn. The animal still displays a multitude of horns and spikes on its frill, though none as large or as fearsome-looking as those on a Triceratops.

Color Scheme and Regions

This section displays the Pachyrhinosaurus's natural colors and regions. For demonstration, the regions below are colored red over an albino Pachyrhinosaurus. The colored squares shown underneath each region's description are the colors that the Pachyrhinosaurus 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.

This information can be used to alter the Pachyrhinosaurus's regions by entering cheat SetTargetDinoColor <ColorRegion> <ColorID> in the cheat console. For instance, cheat SetTargetDinoColor 0 6 would color the Pachyrhinosaurus's "body" magenta.

Region 0: Body	Region 1 is not used for this Creature.	Region 2: Spikes and Horns
Region 3 is not used for this Creature.	Region 4: Back	Region 5: Face, Legs, and Underside

Drops

• Raw Meat
• Hide
• Keratin

Base Stats and Growth

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

Attribute	Base Value	Level Increase		Taming Bonus
		Wild	Tamed	Additive	Multiplicative
Health	375	+75	+5.4%	0.07
Stamina	150	+15	+10%
Oxygen	150	+15	+10%
Food	3000	+300	+10%
Weight	365	+7.3	+4%
Melee Damage	28 / 10	+1.4 / +0.5	+1.7%	7%	17.6%
Movement Speed	100%	N/A	+1%
Torpidity	250	+15	N/A	0.5

• 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	Base Speed		Sprinting Speed		Stamina
	Wild	Tamed	Wild	Tamed
Walking	230	?	563.5	632.5	14
Swimming	300	?	?	?	?

• 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

Head Attack		Stamina Cost	Attack Range			Description
			Base	Minimum	Activation	Using the (PC), (PS4), (Xbox One), the Pachyrhinosaurus headbutts the target.
		0	350	100	0
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		28

Camo Cloud		Stamina Cost	Attack Range			Description
			Base	Minimum	Activation
		75	490	0	0
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		10

Rage Cloud		Stamina Cost	Attack Range			Description
			Base	Minimum	Activation
		75	490	0	0
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		10

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.

Pachyrhinosaurus

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 info about domesticating a wild creature see Taming.

KO Strategy

The Pachyrhinosaurus has a hardened head which decreases the amount of damage and torpor it receives. Players should shoot the body to knock the Pachyrhinosaurus out faster. The Pachyrhinosaurus also has an extremely fast torpor drop, which can make it quite difficult to knock out at lower levels. The Pachyrhinosaurus' extremely fast torpor drop also make the Crossbow and Tranquilizer Arrows superior to the Longneck Rifle and Tranquilizer Darts for knock out due to the faster reload and shorter firing interval, as well as having nearly no chance of killing the Pachyrhinosaurus.

If a Griffin is available, it is one of the easiest ways to knock out the Pachyrhinosaurus without using any kind of trap.

• After regenerating all stamina, fly off the ground to a height out of range of the Pachyrhinosaurus' melee and gas-clouds.
• Engage the Pachyrhinosaurus with a Tranquilizer Arrow from high above it and as it approaches, it will stop and wait directly underneath the Griffin but not be able to attack it.
• Angle the Griffin straight down toward the ground, and shoot Tranquilizer Arrows through the Griffin's head (this does no damage or torpor to the Griffin). If lined up (watch for hit-markers to verify), the arrows will land directly in the body of the waiting Pachyrhinosaurus. The position above the Pachyrhinosaurus makes the body a much more reliable target!
• Count your shots, and soon the Pachyrhinosaurus will begin fleeing due to high torpor. Land the Griffin and chase/shoot the Pachyrhinosaurus from the back of the Griffin as it runs away to finish the knock out.

Taming Food

Level 1					Time
Bug Repellant	6	13	4	2	0:02:16
Fresh Barley	30	197	52	26	0:18:01
Fresh Wheat	30	197	52	26	0:18:01
Soybean	30	197	52	26	0:18:01
Dried Wheat	30	407	108	54	0:36:01
Mejoberry	39	192	51	26	0:17:34
Berries	59	193	52	26	0:17:43
KO: × 25; × 11; × 3; × 2; × 2; × 1
Torpidity-depletion: 3.5 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:01:11

Level 30					Time
Bug Repellant	13	41	12	6	0:04:53
Fresh Barley	61	485	140	70	0:36:37
Fresh Wheat	61	485	140	70	0:36:37
Soybean	61	485	140	70	0:36:37
Dried Wheat	61	997	288	144	1:13:13
Mejoberry	82	489	141	71	0:36:55
Berries	122	485	140	70	0:36:37
KO: × 69; × 28; × 8; × 5; × 4; × 2
Torpidity-depletion: 5.82 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:01:57

Level 60					Time
Bug Repellant	19	70	21	11	0:07:08
Fresh Barley	94	812	244	122	0:56:25
Fresh Wheat	94	812	244	122	0:56:25
Soybean	94	812	244	122	0:56:25
Dried Wheat	94	1660	499	250	1:52:49
Mejoberry	125	809	244	122	0:56:16
Berries	188	812	244	122	0:56:25
KO: × 114; × 47; × 13; × 8; × 6; × 3
Torpidity-depletion: 7.59 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:02:29

Level 90					Time
Bug Repellant	26	109	34	17	0:09:46
Fresh Barley	127	1153	357	179	1:16:13
Fresh Wheat	127	1153	357	179	1:16:13
Soybean	127	1153	357	179	1:16:13
Dried Wheat	127	2351	727	364	2:32:25
Mejoberry	169	1151	356	178	1:16:04
Berries	254	1153	357	179	1:16:13
KO: × 159; × 65; × 18; × 11; × 8; × 4
Torpidity-depletion: 9.18 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:02:52

Level 120					Time
Bug Repellant	32	144	46	23	0:12:01
Fresh Barley	160	1505	475	238	1:36:01
Fresh Wheat	160	1505	475	238	1:36:01
Soybean	160	1505	475	238	1:36:01
Dried Wheat	160	3060	965	483	3:12:01
Mejoberry	213	1502	474	237	1:35:52
Berries	319	1500	473	237	1:35:43
KO: × 204; × 84; × 23; × 13; × 10; × 5
Torpidity-depletion: 10.67 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:03:10

Level 150					Time
Bug Repellant	39	186	60	30	0:14:38
Fresh Barley	193	1863	597	299	1:55:49
Fresh Wheat	193	1863	597	299	1:55:49
Soybean	193	1863	597	299	1:55:49
Dried Wheat	193	3782	1211	606	3:51:37
Mejoberry	257	1860	596	298	1:55:40
Berries	385	1858	595	298	1:55:31
KO: × 249; × 102; × 28; × 16; × 12; × 6
Torpidity-depletion: 12.08 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:03:25

	Level 1					Time
	Bug Repellant	7	17	5	3	0:02:38
	Mejoberry	45	223	59	30	0:20:16
	Berries	67	221	59	30	0:20:07
	Bug Repellant	3	0	0	0	0:01:08
	Mejoberry	15	66	18	9	0:06:46
	Berries	23	67	18	9	0:06:55
	Bug Repellant	1	0	0	0	0:00:23
	Mejoberry	2	0	0	0	0:00:55
	Berries	3	0	0	0	0:00:55
	Bug Repellant	1	0	0	0	0:00:23
	Mejoberry	1	0	0	0	0:00:28
	Berries	1	0	0	0	0:00:19
KO: × 25; × 11; × 3; × 2; × 2; × 2; × 2; × 1
Torpidity-depletion: 3.5 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:01:11

	Level 30					Time
	Bug Repellant	14	47	14	7	0:05:16
	Mejoberry	93	559	161	81	0:41:52
	Berries	140	561	162	81	0:42:01
	Bug Repellant	5	0	0	0	0:01:53
	Mejoberry	31	168	49	25	0:13:58
	Berries	47	170	50	25	0:14:07
	Bug Repellant	1	0	0	0	0:00:23
	Mejoberry	4	0	0	0	0:01:49
	Berries	5	0	0	0	0:01:31
	Bug Repellant	1	0	0	0	0:00:23
	Mejoberry	1	0	0	0	0:00:28
	Berries	1	0	0	0	0:00:19
KO: × 69; × 28; × 8; × 5; × 4; × 3; × 4; × 2
Torpidity-depletion: 5.82 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:01:57

	Level 75					Time
	Bug Repellant	26	109	34	17	0:09:46
	Mejoberry	168	1124	343	172	1:15:37
	Berries	252	1124	343	172	1:15:37
	Bug Repellant	9	11	4	2	0:03:23
	Mejoberry	56	348	106	53	0:25:13
	Berries	84	348	106	53	0:25:13
	Bug Repellant	1	0	0	0	0:00:23
	Mejoberry	6	1	1	1	0:02:43
	Berries	9	1	1	1	0:02:43
	Bug Repellant	1	0	0	0	0:00:23
	Mejoberry	1	0	0	0	0:00:28
	Berries	1	0	0	0	0:00:19
KO: × 136; × 56; × 16; × 9; × 8; × 6; × 7; × 4
Torpidity-depletion: 8.4 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:02:41

	Level 150					Time
	Bug Repellant	44	217	70	35	0:16:31
	Mejoberry	293	2129	682	341	2:11:52
	Berries	440	2131	683	342	2:12:01
	Bug Repellant	15	37	12	6	0:05:38
	Mejoberry	98	675	216	108	0:44:07
	Berries	147	675	216	108	0:44:07
	Bug Repellant	2	0	0	0	0:00:46
	Mejoberry	10	19	6	3	0:04:31
	Berries	15	19	6	3	0:04:31
	Bug Repellant	1	0	0	0	0:00:23
	Mejoberry	1	0	0	0	0:00:28
	Berries	1	0	0	0	0:00:19
KO: × 249; × 102; × 28; × 16; × 14; × 11; × 12; × 6
Torpidity-depletion: 12.08 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:03:25

	Level 300					Time
	Bug Repellant	82	467	157	79	0:30:46
	Mejoberry	543	4230	1418	709	4:04:22
	Berries	815	4233	1419	710	4:04:31
	Bug Repellant	28	111	37	19	0:10:31
	Mejoberry	181	1360	456	228	1:21:28
	Berries	272	1363	457	229	1:21:37
	Bug Repellant	3	0	0	0	0:01:08
	Mejoberry	19	76	26	13	0:08:34
	Berries	28	74	25	13	0:08:25
	Bug Repellant	1	0	0	0	0:00:23
	Mejoberry	2	0	0	0	0:00:55
	Berries	2	0	0	0	0:00:37
KO: × 474; × 194; × 53; × 31; × 27; × 20; × 22; × 11
Torpidity-depletion: 18.48 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:04:16

	Level 450					Time
	Bug Repellant	119	723	248	124	0:44:38
	Mejoberry	793	6383	2189	1095	5:56:52
	Berries	1190	6386	2190	1095	5:57:01
	Bug Repellant	40	186	64	32	0:15:01
	Mejoberry	265	2076	712	356	1:59:16
	Berries	397	2073	711	356	1:59:07
	Bug Repellant	4	0	0	0	0:01:31
	Mejoberry	27	134	46	23	0:12:10
	Berries	40	131	45	23	0:12:01
	Bug Repellant	1	0	0	0	0:00:23
	Mejoberry	2	0	0	0	0:00:55
	Berries	3	0	0	0	0:00:55
KO: × 699; × 286; × 78; × 45; × 39; × 30; × 32; × 16
Torpidity-depletion: 24.24 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:04:48

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.

Preferred Food

• Bug Repellant
  • Keep in mind that you need a lot of Bug Repellant to tame a high level Pachyrhino - 77 Bug Repellant equals 308 advanced crops to produce which is more than twice than a single crop plot can hold.

Combat

This section describes how to fight against the Pachyrhinosaurus.

General

The Pachyrhinosaurus's head acts as a shield, much like the Triceratops. It has a damage multiplier of 0.25 for head and jaw. The pheromones that can be released by the Pachyrhino can either calm enemy dinos or enrage enemy dinos.

The Pachyrhinosaurus takes more Narcotics than most herbivores to keep down. It also has a unique diet, preferring Bug Repellant to Vegetables or Berries.

Strategy

Don´t use small dinosaurs, because they mostly won´t even hit the Pachyrhinosaurus, because of the knockback. However, as the Pachyrhino is a rather mediocre dino in danger, any decently strong weapon or creature will be sufficient, so long as its pheromones don't become an issue.

Weaponry

Pachyrhinosaurus is not immediately aggressive, so favor weapons with longer reload but more power, like the Longneck Rifle. If a longneck is not available, any projectile shooting weapon will do.

Dangers

The Pachyrhinosaurus can trigger others to attack with its Rage Essence, making engagement potentially dangerous. The damage and speed is sub-par, though the head shield does take reduced damage from projectiles.

Rarely, its Calming Essence will also instantly drain the stamina of you or your mount, leaving you vulnerable to aggressive dinos such as Raptors or Carnos. This is likely a glitch.

Weakness

Pachyrhinosaurus's are not all that powerful and are rather clunky and slow; you can easily kill it from behind.

Utility

Roles

Transport: The Pachyrhinosaurus has a good carry capacity and can be ideal for local transport, especially since the Pachyrhinosaurus Saddle allows an extra passenger to ride along. This alone can allow one to ride the Pachyrhino while the other can wield a weapon protecting the tame and the other rider. Its calming essence can also be useful if one runs into small to medium-sized carnivores such as Raptors and you don't have a convoy or simply don't want to fight, as the Pachyrhino's base speed and damage sometimes won't be enough. (Level Weight, Speed, Stamina, and some Health)

Turret /Projectile Soaker: Similarly to how the Triceratops has a facial shield made out of bone, the Pachyrhino also shares this trait and is dealt with greatly reduced damage when shot at the head. This can be especially useful for Turret soaking, as it can face its head towards the oncoming projectiles and tank them. The head shield can also be useful in blocking bullet shots from enemy survivors. Use Sweet Vegetable Cakes to heal during the process in order to further drain turrets. (Level Health).

Gatherer: The Pachyrhinosaurus, like most herbivorous creatures, can gather Berries, which can come in handy in the right instances and for large berry harvesting if no other creatures are available. Pachyrhinos are also quite adequate at collecting Silk and Rare Flowers, excelling in doing so compare to the majority of other gatherers but out-done by mounts like the Therizinosaur. It can also gather Wood and Thatch.

Travel:

Combatant:

Damage:

Pheromones: The Pachyrhino has the quirky ability to release a mist containing a chemical and pheromone concoction that can either calm or rage nearby creatures depending on the one used. The calming affect is entirely unique to the Pachyrhino, however its release of a raging mist is similar in concept to the Ammonite when it is harmed, the Pheromone Dart when shot at a creature or survivor, the Magmasaur when attacking and blowing smoke, and the consumption of a Rare Flower. Both of the Pachyrhino's pheromone abilities last for 20 seconds each. Despite the Pachyrhino being rather slow, it can still make great use and versatility with its pheromones when used correctly and creatively.

• Calming Essence ( Hidden): Its alternate attack (Rmb) expels a calming essence that makes you invisible for most hostile dinos (Doesn`t work with anything generally the size of a Rex or bigger). Using such an essence is useful in protecting you and the Pachyrhino from most wild dangers, but can also be utilized for assisting with difficult passive tames such as taming the Hyaenodon or Onyc as it can keep them calm.
• Raging Essence ( Rage): Pressing C will expel a raging essence that makes a variety of dinos attack you, such as the Dodo or Parasaur. Some herbivores like the Carbonemys and Triceratops may still ignore you though. This ability to expel gas that can sway the temperament or disposition of most creatures can be used in a variety of clever and creative ways. Some examples of use for this mist ability include but are not limited to: Angering fish nearby into a bait ball which allows easier fishing, enabling safe cave travel and sometimes allowing an artifact to be taken with ease, preventing animal fleeing during a knockout tame, attracting a swarm of nearby animals as a diversion or escape tactic, attracting nearby animals for mass taming or luring a potential tame into a trap, pacifying most annoying and aggressive creatures, pretending the mist are farts for a comical experience, and so on. The potentials are truly great. Level Health, Movement Speed, and some Stamina. Bog Biome Transport: With its ability to use pheromones, the pachyrhinosaurus can help players traverse the bog biome by using its calm essence to protect it and the player from the surrounding predators with the only danger being the X-Spinosaurus since it is immune to its calming essence.

Affected By Gas

The following Creatures are affected and can be calmed by the Pachyrhinosaurus' Chemical (Calm Essence):

• Allosaurus
• Ankylosaurus
• Araneo
• Argentavis
• Arthropluera
• Baryonyx
• Beelzebufo
• Carnotaurus
• Castoroides
• Cnidaria
• Coelacanth
• Compy
• Dilophosaur
• Dung Beetle
• Daeodon
• Dire Bear
• Direwolf
• Doedicurus
• Giant Bee
• Giant Queen Bee
• Gigantopithecus
• Hesperornis
• Hyaenodon
• Iguanodon
• Kaprosuchus
• Kentrosaurus
• Leech
• Lymantria
• Manta
• Mantis
• Megalania
• Microraptor
• Onyc
• Pachy
• Piranha
• Pegomastax
• Pulmonoscorpius
• Purlovia
• Raptor
• Ravager
• Sabertooth
• Sabertooth Salmon
• Snow Owl
• Terror Bird
• Tek Raptor
• Therizinosaur
• Thorny Dragon
• Thylacoleo
• Titanoboa
• Titanomyrma
• Trilobite
• Troodon
• Velonasaur
• Vulture

The following Creatures are affected and can be enraged by the Pachyrhinosaurus' Chemical (Rage Essence):

• Ankylosaurus
• Araneo
• Argentavis
• Arthropluera
• Baryonyx
• Beelzebufo
• Carnotaurus
• Castoroides
• Chalicotherium
• Compy
• Dimorphodon
• Dilophosaur
• Dodo
• Dung Beetle
• Daeodon
• Diplocaulus
• Dire Bear
• Direwolf
• Doedicurus
• Equus
• Gallimimus
• Giant Bee
• Giant Queen Bee
• Gigantopithecus
• Hesperornis
• Hyaenodon
• Ichthyornis
• Iguanodon
• Kairuku
• Kaprosuchus
• Kentrosaurus
• Leech
• Lystrosaurus
• Manta
• Mantis
• Megalania
• Megaloceros
• Meganeura
• Mesopithecus
• Microraptor
• Onyc
• Oviraptor
• Ovis
• Pachy
• Parasaur
• Pelagornis
• Pegomastax
• Phiomia
• Piranha
• Procoptodon
• Pteranodon
• Pulmonoscorpius
• Purlovia
• Raptor
• Ravager
• Sabertooth
• Sabertooth Salmon
• Snow Owl
• Terror Bird
• Tek Parasaur
• Tek Raptor
• Therizinosaur
• Thorny Dragon
• Thylacoleo
• Titanoboa
• Titanomyrma
• Troodon
• Velonasaur
• Vulture

Slow Affect from Gas

The following Creatures will have a slower response to the gas, sometimes seeming like they are resistant to the affect of the Pachyrhinosaurus' Chemical (Calm Essence):

• Chalicotherium
• Meganeura
• Triceratops

Gas Resistance

The following Creatures ignore Pachyrhinosaurus' Chemical (Calm Essence):

• Basilisk
• Brontosaurus
• Carbonemys
• Dimetrodon
• Dimorphodon
• Giganotosaurus
• Griffin
• Karkinos
• Mammoth
• Managarmr
• Megatherium
• Nameless
• Paraceratherium
• Reaper
• Rock Drake
• Rock Elemental
• Sarco
• Spino
• Stegosaurus
• Tek Stegosaurus
• Tek Rex
• Titanosaur
• Tyrannosaurus
• Woolly Rhino
• Wyvern

Rock Drake and Wyvern ignores survivors on Pachyrhinosaurus if the chemical is active, but will still chase after them if their eggs are taken regardless.

The following Creatures ignore Pachyrhinosaurus' Chemical (Rage Essence):

• Achatina
• Brontosaurus
• Carbonemys
• Dimetrodon
• Karkinos
• Mammoth
• Managarmr
• Megatherium
• Paraceratherium
• Reaper
• Rock Drake
• Rock Elemental
• Sarco
• Spino
• Stegosaurus
• Tek Stegosaurus
• Tek Rex
• Titanosaur
• Triceratops
• Tyrannosaurus
• Woolly Rhino
• Wyvern

The following Creatures run from Pachyrhinosaurus' Chemical (Rage Essence):

• Cnidaria
• Coelacanth
• Moschops
• Trilobite

Collectibles

Resource	Efficiency
Berries	★★★★☆
Thatch	★★★☆☆
Wood	★★★☆☆
Fiber	★★☆☆☆

Notes/Trivia

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

• Dossier revealed on 09/24/15 on Steam.
• Its full name means "Thick-nosed lizard", which is a testament to its enlarged nasal cavity and nasal boss.
• The Pachyrhino's Calming Essence and Rage Essence are referred to in game as Hidden and Rage respectively.
  • Although its Calming Essence is unique to the Pachyrhino, its Rage Essence is shared by a few other creatures/items that can inflict a similar effect, these being the Ammonite, Magmasaur, Pheromone Dart, and Rare Flower.
• Pachyrhinosaurus is related to the Triceratops, both belonging to the family Ceratopsidae.
  • Pachyrhinosaurus is however more closely related to the Styracosaurus, a Triceratops skin; both belong to the subfamily, Centrosaurinae
• The real Pachyrhinosaurus could grow to approximately 8 meters long and probably weighed up to around 4 tons, with a pattern of horns much less elaborate than the one illustrated in the dossier and a much broader head compared to the more triangular head of Ark's Pachyrhino. The nasal boss would have been more pronounced in reality as well. There is no evidence that it released chemicals in self-defense, though its nasal boss likely functioned for a multitude of reasons like increasing smell, warming air before it is taken to the lungs, creating a resonating noise, attract mates, and/or for inter-species and/or intra-species fighting.
• The dossier suggests that the Pachyrhinosaurus is easy to tame however this is frankly a lie or lack of knowledge on Helena's part, as its torpor drains extremely quickly and it requires Bug Repellant to tame.
• The Pachyrhinosaurus can use its chemicals to make MOST skittish creatures attack you. Be careful!!
• Real Ceratopsians, like Pachyrhinosaurus, were likely herd animals, as can be seen in Ark with groups sometimes as large as five.

Changelog

Patch	Changes
252.0	Pachyrhinosaurus is added to the game
262.0	Fixed a bug where Bug Repellant couldn't tame the Pachyrhino in Primitive Plus
279.261	Fixed a bug which caused Pachyrhino pheromone gas to give Swamp Fever
279.275	Decreased the damage reduction of the Pachyrhino's head to projectiles

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