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Mosasaurus
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Dec 16, 2015
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Spawn Command
cheat summon Mosa_Character_BP_C
or
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/Dinos/Mosasaurus/Mosa_Character_BP.Mosa_Character_BP'" 500 0 0 35

Variant Mosasaur (Caverns)

cheat summon Mosa_Character_BP_Cave_C
or
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/Dinos/Mosasaurus/Mosa_Character_BP_Cave.Mosa_Character_BP_Cave'" 500 0 0 35

Variant X-Mosasaurus

cheat summon Ocean_Mosa_Character_BP_C
or
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/Genesis/Dinos/BiomeVariants/Ocean_Mosasaurus/Ocean_Mosa_Character_BP.Ocean_Mosa_Character_BP'" 500 0 0 35

Variant X-Mosasaurus (Retrieve)

cheat summon Ocean_Mosa_Character_BP_Retrieve_C
or
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/Genesis/Dinos/MissionVariants/Retrieve/Ocean/Ocean_Mosa_Character_BP_Retrieve.Ocean_Mosa_Character_BP_Retrieve'" 500 0 0 35
Data
XP for kill
60 XP
Special Loot Chance
100%
Gestation Time
7h 56m 11.428s
Baby Time
18h 31m 6.667s
Juvenile Time
3d 2h 4m 26.667s
Adolescent Time
3d 20h 35m 33.334s
Total Maturation Time
7d 17h 11m 6.667s
Breeding Interval
18h - 2d
Habitat
The Island Topographic Map.jpg
Spawning Mosasaurus The Island.svg
The Center Topographic Map.jpg
Spawning Mosasaurus The Center.svg
Ragnarok Ocean Topographic Map.jpg
Spawning Mosasaurus Ragnarok.svg
Valguero Topographic Map.jpg
Spawning Mosasaurus Valguero.svg
Crystal Isles Topographic Map.jpg
Spawning Mosasaurus Crystal Isles.svg
Genesis Part 2 Map.jpg
Spawning Mosasaurus Genesis Part 2.svg
Lost Island map.jpg
Spawning Mosasaurus Lost Island.svg
Fjordur Map.jpg
Spawning Mosasaurus Fjordur Midgard.svg
Genesis Part 1 Topographic Map.jpg
Spawning X-Mosasaurus Genesis Part 1.svg
Common        Rare
  Untameable   Cave

The Mosasaurus (moze-uh-sore-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.

NoteHelena.png
Species

Mosasaurus suspirita

Time

Late Cretaceous

Diet

Carnivore

Temperament

Aggressive

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!

Behavior

The Mosasaurus is a very powerful aquatic creature that 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

Region 0:Body
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Region 1:Unused
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This region does not show on the body.
Region 2:Spinal Ridge
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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.

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

Mosa PaintRegion0.jpg
Region 0:
Body
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Region 1 is not used
for this Creature.

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Region 2:
Spinal Ridge
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Region 3 is not used
for this Creature.

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Region 4:
Patterning
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Region 5:
Underside
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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.

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

X-Mosasaurus PaintRegion0.jpg
Region 0:
Main Body
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Region 1:
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Region 3:
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Region 4:
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Variants

X-Mosasaurus

 X-Mosasaurus is a tameable X variant of the Mosasaurus found in the Ocean Biome on Genesis: Part 1. It is identical to the normal specie except for a patterned robe. It has 5% ×  Melee Damage increase at the exchange of 3% ×  Health reduction. On official servers its level cap is 500.

Drops

Base Stats and Growth

Attribute Base Value Level Increase Taming Bonus
Wild Tamed Additive Multiplicative
 Health 3600 +432 +4.2% 0.042
 Stamina 400 +40 +10%
 Oxygen 150 +15 +10%
 Food 8000 +800 +10% 15%
 Weight 1300 +26 +4%
 Melee Damage 100 +5 +1.7% 9.1% 17.6%
 Movement Speed 100% N/A +0.5%
 Torpidity 3000 +180 N/A 0.5
Movement
[u/s]
Base Speed Sprinting Speed Stamina
Wild Tamed1 Tamed2 Wild Tamed1 Tamed2
Walking 1100 ? ? ? ? ? 20
Swimming 1100 ? ? 1540 3520 3520 3
  • 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.
  • 1These are the base speeds of the tamed creature at 100% Movement Speed, i.e. without a possible taming bonus.
  • 2These are the speeds of the creature once tamed including a possible taming bonus and no imprinting bonus.
  • For a comparison of the speeds of all creatures, see Base Creature Speeds.

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.[1]

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.


Abilities

Active

Bite
LeftRTR2ZR
  • The Mosasaurus bites the target for 100 damage.
  • Can be used every 0.3s by both a rider and the AI.

Passive

Platform Saddle

The Mosasaurus has a platform saddle, allowing the players to build on its back.

Taming

For general info 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.

One of the easiest places to tame a Mosasaur easily is in the ocean biome on Genesis. Located at the approximate coordinates 27-57, there is an underground lake that overlaps with the X-Mosasaur spawning region, and Mosasaurs have been observed spawning in this small body of water despite their inability to move in such limited conditions. This makes taming them incredibly easy, although they have also been observed attempting to flee when their torpor rises and dying upon beaching themselves. This small pond also overlaps with the spawning regions of Tusoteuthis and their Alpha variant, and both have also been observed to spawn here.

It should be noted that they possess quite a high torpor capacity and requires hundreds of tranquilizer arrows to knock out. It's recommended to bring plenty of ammunition and lots of Narcotics to keep unconscious.

Another strategy is to create a makeshift cage with four Behemoth Stone Dinosaur Gateways in a row, with two Behemoth Reinforced Dinosaur Gates set in the front and back gates. Build this deep enough in the ocean so that a Mosa won't lose aggro. Make sure to place the gates far enough apart so that the Mosa can fit in the gates. When placing the gateways, you need to leave a gap big enough between each one for a smaller water mount like a Sarco or Ichthy to fit through. Place the Reinforced Gates down at the front gateway and back gateway and open the front gate but leave the back gate closed, making a room. Kite the Mosa into the trap and swim through one of the gaps between the gateways and close the front gate that the Mosa followed you through. If done correctly, the Mosa will be stuck in the gates, leaving you to tranq the Mosa at your leisure.

Taming Food

Mosasaurus.png Level 1 Narcoberry Narcotic Bio Toxin Time
Exceptional Kibble.png Exceptional Kibble 6 34 11 6 0:05:56
Raw Mutton.png Raw Mutton 16 183 59 30 0:14:49
Cooked Lamb Chop.png Cooked Lamb Chop 29 384 124 62 0:26:50
Raw Prime Meat.png Raw Prime Meat 20 245 79 40 0:18:32
Cooked Prime Meat.png Cooked Prime Meat 39 539 174 87 0:36:05
Raw Prime Fish Meat.png Raw Prime Fish Meat 49 315 102 51 0:22:42
Raw Meat.png Raw Meat 58 834 269 135 0:53:43
Cooked Prime Fish Meat.png Cooked Prime Fish Meat 97 707 228 114 0:46:09
Cooked Meat.png Cooked Meat 116 834 269 135 0:53:43
Raw Fish Meat.png Raw Fish Meat 145 1058 342 171 1:07:08
Cooked Fish Meat.png Cooked Fish Meat 290 1058 342 171 1:07:08
KO: Wooden Club Hits × 300; Slingshot Hits × 123; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Bow × 34; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Crossbow × 20; Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 14; Shocking Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 7
Torpidity-depletion: 12.8 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:03:54
Mosasaurus.png Level 30 Narcoberry Narcotic Bio Toxin Time
Exceptional Kibble.png Exceptional Kibble 14 132 45 23 0:13:49
Raw Mutton.png Raw Mutton 39 532 181 91 0:36:07
Cooked Lamb Chop.png Cooked Lamb Chop 72 1077 366 183 1:06:36
Raw Prime Meat.png Raw Prime Meat 49 697 237 119 0:45:23
Cooked Prime Meat.png Cooked Prime Meat 97 1491 506 253 1:29:43
Raw Prime Fish Meat.png Raw Prime Fish Meat 121 888 302 151 0:56:02
Raw Meat.png Raw Meat 145 2288 777 389 2:14:16
Cooked Prime Fish Meat.png Cooked Prime Fish Meat 242 1945 660 330 1:55:07
Cooked Meat.png Cooked Meat 290 2288 777 389 2:14:16
Raw Fish Meat.png Raw Fish Meat 363 2893 982 491 2:48:04
Cooked Fish Meat.png Cooked Fish Meat 725 2889 980 490 2:47:50
KO: Wooden Club Hits × 822; Slingshot Hits × 336; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Bow × 92; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Crossbow × 53; Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 38; Shocking Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 19
Torpidity-depletion: 21.27 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:06:26
Mosasaurus.png Level 60 Narcoberry Narcotic Bio Toxin Time
Exceptional Kibble.png Exceptional Kibble 22 249 87 44 0:21:43
Raw Mutton.png Raw Mutton 63 921 319 160 0:58:20
Cooked Lamb Chop.png Cooked Lamb Chop 117 1836 636 318 1:48:13
Raw Prime Meat.png Raw Prime Meat 79 1192 413 207 1:13:09
Cooked Prime Meat.png Cooked Prime Meat 157 2515 871 436 2:25:13
Raw Prime Fish Meat.png Raw Prime Fish Meat 196 1515 525 263 1:30:45
Raw Meat.png Raw Meat 235 3843 1331 666 3:37:36
Cooked Prime Fish Meat.png Cooked Prime Fish Meat 392 3271 1133 567 3:06:28
Cooked Meat.png Cooked Meat 470 3843 1331 666 3:37:36
Raw Fish Meat.png Raw Fish Meat 588 4845 1678 839 4:32:14
Cooked Fish Meat.png Cooked Fish Meat 1175 4841 1677 839 4:32:00
KO: Wooden Club Hits × 1362; Slingshot Hits × 556; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Bow × 152; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Crossbow × 87; Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 62; Shocking Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 31
Torpidity-depletion: 27.75 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:08:10
Mosasaurus.png Level 90 Narcoberry Narcotic Bio Toxin Time
Exceptional Kibble.png Exceptional Kibble 30 376 132 66 0:29:36
Raw Mutton.png Raw Mutton 87 1324 465 233 1:20:34
Cooked Lamb Chop.png Cooked Lamb Chop 161 2597 911 456 2:28:55
Raw Prime Meat.png Raw Prime Meat 109 1703 598 299 1:40:56
Cooked Prime Meat.png Cooked Prime Meat 217 3561 1249 625 3:20:43
Raw Prime Fish Meat.png Raw Prime Fish Meat 271 2160 758 379 2:05:28
Raw Meat.png Raw Meat 325 5426 1903 952 5:00:56
Cooked Prime Fish Meat.png Cooked Prime Fish Meat 542 4624 1622 811 4:17:49
Cooked Meat.png Cooked Meat 650 5426 1903 952 5:00:56
Raw Fish Meat.png Raw Fish Meat 813 6831 2396 1198 6:16:24
Cooked Fish Meat.png Cooked Fish Meat 1625 6827 2394 1197 6:16:10
KO: Wooden Club Hits × 1902; Slingshot Hits × 777; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Bow × 212; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Crossbow × 121; Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 87; Shocking Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 44
Torpidity-depletion: 33.57 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:09:26
Mosasaurus.png Level 120 Narcoberry Narcotic Bio Toxin Time
Exceptional Kibble.png Exceptional Kibble 38 509 180 90 0:37:30
Raw Mutton.png Raw Mutton 111 1736 614 307 1:42:47
Cooked Lamb Chop.png Cooked Lamb Chop 205 3368 1192 596 3:09:37
Raw Prime Meat.png Raw Prime Meat 139 2224 787 394 2:08:43
Cooked Prime Meat.png Cooked Prime Meat 277 4620 1634 817 4:16:12
Raw Prime Fish Meat.png Raw Prime Fish Meat 346 2815 996 498 2:40:12
Raw Meat.png Raw Meat 415 7027 2486 1243 6:24:16
Cooked Prime Fish Meat.png Cooked Prime Fish Meat 692 5991 2119 1060 5:29:10
Cooked Meat.png Cooked Meat 830 7027 2486 1243 6:24:16
Raw Fish Meat.png Raw Fish Meat 1038 8837 3126 1563 8:00:34
Cooked Fish Meat.png Cooked Fish Meat 2075 8832 3124 1562 8:00:20
KO: Wooden Club Hits × 2442; Slingshot Hits × 997; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Bow × 272; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Crossbow × 156; Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 111; Shocking Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 56
Torpidity-depletion: 39 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:10:26
Mosasaurus.png Level 150 Narcoberry Narcotic Bio Toxin Time
Exceptional Kibble.png Exceptional Kibble 46 647 231 116 0:45:24
Raw Mutton.png Raw Mutton 135 2154 767 384 2:05:00
Cooked Lamb Chop.png Cooked Lamb Chop 250 4164 1483 742 3:51:14
Raw Prime Meat.png Raw Prime Meat 169 2749 979 490 2:36:29
Cooked Prime Meat.png Cooked Prime Meat 337 5688 2025 1013 5:11:42
Raw Prime Fish Meat.png Raw Prime Fish Meat 421 3477 1238 619 3:14:55
Raw Meat.png Raw Meat 505 8638 3075 1538 7:47:36
Cooked Prime Fish Meat.png Cooked Prime Fish Meat 842 7369 2623 1312 6:40:31
Cooked Meat.png Cooked Meat 1010 8638 3075 1538 7:47:36
Raw Fish Meat.png Raw Fish Meat 1263 10856 3864 1932 9:44:44
Cooked Fish Meat.png Cooked Fish Meat 2525 10851 3863 1932 9:44:30
KO: Wooden Club Hits × 2982; Slingshot Hits × 1218; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Bow × 332; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Crossbow × 190; Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 135; Shocking Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 68
Torpidity-depletion: 44.17 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:11:15

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 second 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

  • 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 (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)
  • Transport: The platform saddle provides adequate room for transporting goods, medium- to small sized dinosaurs, and players.
  • Travel: A Mosasaurus's high base speed combined with its weight stats makes it ideal for travelling. You can also add a platform saddle to protect and transport other players. Mosasaurus also has better stamina consumption compared to other aquatic dinos with the same health and power.
  • Damage: The mosa has extremely high damage, though it is let down by its poor mobility (turning radius and lack of ability to swim backwards makes landing consistent bites somewhat tricky) and practicality with regard to electrophorus and Cnidaria, making the Tuso a better choice in most if not all situations.

Collectibles

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

Spotlight

Notes/Trivia

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

  • Interestingly, the Mosasaur is currently the only creature in the game whose melee damage scales 1:1 with its melee percentage (a Mosasaur with 300% damage will deal 300 damage, 500% will deal 500, etc).
  • In concept art for Genesis: Part 1 they showed a unused new model for the Mosasaurus as it had unique patterning and a fin running along its head however it was never used within the release of Genesis: Part 1.
  • The Mosasaurus regenerates stamina while moving as fast as when standing still.
  • Despite what the dossier says, a tamed Mosasaurus is anything but slow, and under no circumstances slower than Megalodons. In fact, Ichthyosaurus or Manta 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 78, only three levels earlier than the SCUBA set (which excluding the leggings is extremely cheap). This, combined with high combat capabilities, makes the Mosasaurus ideal for deep sea exploration. Ichthies and Mantas are instead 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.
  • ARK's Mosasaurus is much larger than any known Mosasaurus in real life. The length described by the Dossier is accurate to real-life Mosasaurus, but the in-game creature is much larger than 50 ft.
  • The Dossier was revealed on 06/13/2015 [2]
  • 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 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.
  • There is a Tek Mosasaurus in the DevKit with an identical appearance to the  Mosasaurus Bionic Costume. However, it is not used in the game.
  • Despite the Dossier saying Mosasaurus can grow up to 50 feet in length, in-game it is 3 times the size, slightly longer than  Giganotosaurus.
  • Judging by its tail structure, the Mosasaurus in game is actually Tylosaurus, since it lacks a cresent-shaped tail like the real Mosasaurus would’ve had. Instead, the shape of its tail is oval-like, which is more representative of Tylosaurus.
  • Makes sounds of a Plesio, though the eating sound effect matches that of the Megalodon. Before TLC, Spino also shared sounds with them.

Changelog

Patch  ASE Changes
219.0  Mosasaurus is added to the game.
231.8 Fixed a rare case where a water creature would appear on a client to fly off into the air when unboarding it.
242.0
250.0
  • Alpha Mosasaurs now drop good quality  Fishing Rods
  • Platforms now add on 33% instead of 0% inventory  Weight and 85% inherent carry weight of creatures and people standing on the Mosasaurus, overall making entities heavier to carry on the platform
256.0 Mosasaurus now has a  Mosasaur Tek Saddle
264.52  Spyglass and  GPS are now usable on all water creatures.
294.101 Reduced Mosasaurus  Movement Speed gain per level up by 50%
312.65 Reduced Mosasaurus maturation time. Now matches  Yutyrannus

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