Tropeognathus

Tropeognathus
Paleo Information
Name Meaning:	Tropeognathus
Species:	TBA
Time Period:	TBA
Height:	TBA
Length:	TBA
Weight:	TBA
Basic Information
Diet:	TBA
Category:	TBA
Stance:	TBA
Family:	TBA
In-Game Stats
Health:	TBA
Damage:	TBA
Speed:	TBA
Flight Speed:	TBA
Stamina:	TBA
Food Capacity:	TBA
Growth Rate:	TBA
Resistance:	TBA

Overview

Tropeognathus is a large pterosaur, specializing in defensive play. A creature with an 8-meter-long wingspan, it almost seems as if such a monster should hardly be able to get airborne. It grows at the speed of Megalosaurus, and with several unique mechanics to assert its dominance, Tropeognathus is sure to be a rival to any lightning-quick Pteranodon that may try to challenge it! Despite the imposing stature, its diet consists mainly of fish.

Tropeognathus is that it’s named “keel jaw” because the formation on top of its upper jaw looks like the keel on a boat. Tropeognathus is a pterosaur which lived approximately 125 million to 100 million years ago. They lived during the early Cretaceous period. It was first discovered during the 1980s when a German museum acquired its fossils from Brazilian fossil dealers.

Tropeognathus Mechanics

Abilities

Wing Beat To use Wing Beat, press the Ability key while facing another player (it can’t hit behind you) It can be used while in flight, or while on the ground If it hits another player, both you and them will be knocked back. It deals significant injury and moderate damage to the hit player Just like Spiky Shield, successive uses of Wing Beat now get 35% more expensive until its DR wears off, after 30 seconds. This will also reduce the damage and knockback It is improved by the Deadly Wings talent

Master of the Skies Baseline weather resistance is equivalent to 3/3 Unique Talents Strong Bond This talent is only in the Tropeognathus tree, as a survival Tier 3 talent. While grouped and close to your mate, you and your mate both receive a large boost to your max HP, Stamina, and Ability If both the mated Tropeognathus have the talent, it stacks additively between the two It increases with the (in-game) friendship level between you Deadly Wings

   This talent is only in the Tropeognathus tree, on the bridge between the Power and Survival trees
   This talent improves how much damage and injury Wing Beat inflicts

Swift Wings

   This talent is only in the Tropeognathus tree, on the bridge between Mobility and Survival
   This talent reduces the cooldown, ability, and stamina cost of using Wing Beat

Tips:

    It costs stamina to take off from the water, so make sure you have enough! This can be made less costly with the Improved Takeoff talent.
    You can grab creatures and items of fairly large size when flying- use this to your advantage! You’re better at this than ptera, so you can grab smaller pterosaurs out of the sky if they’re of the right size.
    If a Pteranodon attacks, you don’t need to chase them, let them come to you. If a flock descends on you however, then you might have an issue!
    You turn pretty slowly in the air. Be sure to always angle yourself towards incoming Pteranodon to use Wing Beat.
    It takes a little while to begin diving, bear this in mind when trying to evade.

Trivia

  Tropeognathus was originally going to be 150% as big, with a 12 meter wingspan!
  The Strong Bond talent was inspired by mated albatross pairs.
  Tropeognathus can carry two creatures at once.