This article is about Paraceratherium, not to be confused with  Parasaur

Paraceratherium

Dossier Paraceratherium.png

Creature

Group

Mammals

Diet

Herbivore

Temperament

Docile

Release Versions

215.0
Sep 24, 2015

729.0
Dec 16, 2015

501.0
Dec 6, 2016

1.0
May 24, 2018

599.0
Nov 30, 2018

311.74
Jun 11, 2020

678.15
Sep 1, 2021

Variants

• Aberrant Paraceratherium
• Corrupted Paraceratherium
• X-Paraceratherium

Spawn Command

cheat summon Paracer_Character_BP_C
or
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/Dinos/Paraceratherium/Paracer_Character_BP.Paracer_Character_BP'" 500 0 0 35
Variant Aberrant Paraceratherium
cheat summon Paracer_Character_BP_Aberrant_C
or
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/Dinos/Paraceratherium/Paracer_Character_BP_Aberrant.Paracer_Character_BP_Aberrant'" 500 0 0 35
Variant Corrupted Paraceratherium
cheat summon Paracer_Character_BP_Corrupt_C
or
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/Extinction/Dinos/Corrupt/Paraceratherium/Paracer_Character_BP_Corrupt.Paracer_Character_BP_Corrupt'" 500 0 0 35
Variant X-Paraceratherium
cheat summon Bog_Paracer_Character_BP_C
or
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/Genesis/Dinos/BiomeVariants/BogParaceratherium/Bog_Paracer_Character_BP.Bog_Paracer_Character_BP'" 500 0 0 35
Variant X-Paraceratherium (Gauntlet)
cheat summon Bog_Paracer_Character_BP_Gauntlet_C
or
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/Genesis/Dinos/MissionVariants/Gauntlet/Bog/Bog_Paracer_Character_BP_Gauntlet.Bog_Paracer_Character_BP_Gauntlet'" 500 0 0 35
Variant Paraceratherium (Summoned)
cheat summon Paracer_Character_BP_Summoned_C
or
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/Genesis2/Dinos/Summoner/SummonedDinos/Paracer_Character_BP_Summoned.Paracer_Character_BP_Summoned'" 500 0 0 35
Variant Paraceratherium (Hunt2)
cheat summon Paracer_Character_BP_TorporHunt_C
or
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/Genesis2/Missions/Hunt/Dinos/Paracer_Character_BP_TorporHunt.Paracer_Character_BP_TorporHunt'" 500 0 0 35
Variant Paraceratherium (Gauntlet2)
cheat summon Paracer_Character_BP_STA_C
or
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/Genesis2/Missions/ModularMission/Gauntlet2/STA/Dinos/Paracer_Character_BP_STA.Paracer_Character_BP_STA'" 500 0 0 35
Variant Paraceratherium (Mashup)
cheat summon Paracer_Character_BP_ExpG_Pod_C
or
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/Genesis2/Missions/ModularMission/Mashup/ExperimentG/DinosAndStructures/Paracer_Character_BP_ExpG_Pod.Paracer_Character_BP_ExpG_Pod'" 500 0 0 35

Domestication

Tameable

Rideable

Breedable

Yes

Yes

Yes

Torpor Immune

No

Taming Method

 Knockout

Preferred Kibble

 Superior Kibble

Preferred Kibble

 Kibble (Pachy Egg)

Preferred Food

 Crops

Preferred Food

 Lettuce 

Equipment

 Paracer Saddle (Level ?)
 Paracer Platform Saddle (Level ?)

Rider Weaponry

No

Data

XP for kill

48 XP

Special Loot Chance

100%

Feces Size

 Large

Drag Weight

600

Radiation Immune

No

Carryable By

 Tusoteuthis

Immobilized By

• Chain Bola
• Large Bear Trap

Can Damage

 Thatch
 Greenhouse
 Wood

Reproduction

Gestation Time

7h 56m 11.428s

Baby Time

9h 15m 33.331s

Juvenile Time

1d 13h 2m 13.325s

Adolescent Time

1d 22h 17m 46.656s

Total Maturation Time

3d 20h 35m 33.313s

Breeding Interval

18h - 2d

Habitat

• Paraceratherium
• Aberrant Paraceratherium
• Corrupted Paraceratherium
• X-Paraceratherium

• The Island
• The Center
• Scorched Earth
• Ragnarok
• Extinction
• Valguero
• Crystal Isles
• Genesis: Part 2
• Lost Island

• Aberration
• Valguero

• Extinction

• Genesis: Part 1

Common             Rare
  Untameable   Cave

The Paracer, or Paraceratherium (pair-uh-sair-oth-EE-re-um) 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.

“

Species

Paraceratherium gigamicus

Time

Oligocene

Diet

Herbivore

Temperament

Docile

Wild

Paraceratherium gigamicus is a massive, long-necked herbivore that inhabits some of the Island's grasslands. It resembles a gigantic horse/rhinoceros hybrid, but is over twice the size of either. Paraceratherium is a very peaceful and friendly creature. Barring some surprises yet in store for me, I can safely say that Paraceratherium is among the largest mammals on the Island. While its size means that Paraceratherium can provide an incredible amount of food, it also makes it dangerous when hunted.

Domesticated

A beast of burden second to the Brontosaurus, Paraceratherium is an excellent worker, and is sufficient in size to support a "platform" saddle upon which structures can be built. It is a naturally friendly animal, and is not afraid of humans. However, despite its normally calm demeanor, when it or its owner is provoked by aggression, the Paraceratherium can quickly become a real threat to the attacker and will use its girth to its advantage in combat.

„

~ Helena

Behavior

Paraceratherium, due to a lack of natural enemies because of its sheer size, is naturally docile. It will ignore humans and other creatures so long as not provoked. Once it is attacked, the animal quickly becomes dangerous. Again, because of its size and immense weight, the Paracer is an extremely deadly adversary so proceed with caution. Luckily, Paracer are solitary creatures living alone or in small family groups. They will protect their fellow herd members if necessary. Don't be fooled by its large size and seemingly docile temperament, the Paracer is an incredibly fast and strong creature when it wants to be. With high health and quick movement, this quick horse-like creature can be slow to take down, and can dish out devastating attacks to survivors and smaller dinos.

Because of their need for copious amounts of nourishment and physical size, Paracer tend to roam the edge of forests and valleys in the lower altitudes, avoiding dense forests if possible.

Appearance

Paraceratherium is a large terrestrial mammal estimated to weigh between 15-20 tons (33,000 to 44,000 lbs) when fully grown. Standing approximately 16 feet at the withers and 24 feet in length. Paracer's build is rather stocky with long, robust legs to support the animal's immense size. A long thick neck, upwards of 4–5 feet long, allows the animal to easily graze high vegetation. Paracer's  Hide is extremely thick and hairless. Excess skin folds onto itself similar to modern day Rhinos. Hide color ranges from brown to grey. Small eyes and ears allow limited vision/hearing that is overcompensated by an excellent sense of smell.

Color Scheme and Regions

This section displays the Paraceratherium's natural colors and regions. For demonstration, the regions below are colored red over an albino Paraceratherium. The colored squares shown underneath each region's description are the colors that the Paraceratherium 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 Paraceratherium's regions by entering cheat SetTargetDinoColor <ColorRegion> <ColorID> in the cheat console. For instance, cheat SetTargetDinoColor 0 6 would color the Paraceratherium's "body" magenta.

• Paracer
• X-Paraceratherium

Region 0:
Body

8

13

14

21

22

32

33

34

35

37

38

39

Region 1 is not used
for this Creature.

Region 2 is not used
for this Creature.

Region 3 is not used
for this Creature.

Region 4:
Back

8

13

14

21

22

32

33

34

35

37

38

39

Region 5:
Underside

8

13

14

21

22

32

33

34

35

37

38

39

Region 0:
Body

8

13

14

21

22

28

32

33

34

35

37

38

39

40

41

42

43

55

56

Region 1 is not used
for this Creature.

Region 2:
Feet

8

13

14

21

22

28

32

33

34

35

37

38

39

40

41

42

43

55

56

Region 3 is not used
for this Creature.

Region 4:
Spots

8

13

14

21

22

28

32

33

34

35

37

38

39

40

41

42

43

55

56

Region 5:
Legs

8

13

14

21

22

28

32

33

34

35

37

38

39

40

41

42

43

55

56

Drops

Base Stats and Growth

• Paraceratherium
• Aberrant Paraceratherium
• Corrupted Paraceratherium

Attribute	Base Value	Level Increase		Taming Bonus
		Wild	Tamed	Additive	Multiplicative
Health	1026	+205.2	+3.4425%	0.07
Stamina	300	+30	+10%
Oxygen	150	+15	+10%
Food	6500	+650	+10%
Weight	850	+17	+4%
Melee Damage	45	+2.25	+1.7%	7%	17.6%
Movement Speed	100%	N/A	+1%
Torpidity	1300	+78	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 [u/s]	Base Speed			Sprinting Speed			Stamina
	Wild	Tamed1	Tamed2	Wild	Tamed1	Tamed2
Walking	260	260	260	715	715	715	-12
Swimming	300	300	300	N/A	N/A	N/A	-3

• ¹These are the base speeds of the creature at 100% Movement Speed.
• ²These are the speeds of the creature tamed and non-imprinted.
• For a comparison of the speeds of all creatures, see Base Creature Speeds.

Attack Values

Melee		Stamina Cost	Attack Range			Description
			Base	Minimum	Activation	Using the (PC), (PS), (Xbox One), the Paracer stomps on the target.
		0	800	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		45

Attribute	Base Value	Level Increase		Taming Bonus
		Wild	Tamed	Additive	Multiplicative
Health	1026	+205.2	+3.4425%	0.07
Stamina	300	+30	+10%
Oxygen	150	+15	+10%
Food	6500	+650	+10%
Weight	850	+17	+4%
Melee Damage	45	+2.25	+1.7%	7%	17.6%
Movement Speed	100%	N/A	+1%
Torpidity	1300	+78	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 [u/s]	Base Speed			Sprinting Speed			Stamina
	Wild	Tamed1	Tamed2	Wild	Tamed1	Tamed2
Walking	260	260	260	715	715	715	-12
Swimming	300	300	300	N/A	N/A	N/A	-3

• ¹These are the base speeds of the creature at 100% Movement Speed.
• ²These are the speeds of the creature tamed and non-imprinted.
• For a comparison of the speeds of all creatures, see Base Creature Speeds.

Attack Values

Melee		Stamina Cost	Attack Range			Description
			Base	Minimum	Activation	Using the (PC), (PS), (Xbox One), the Paracer stomps on the target.
		0	800	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		47.7

Attribute	Base Value	Level Increase
		Wild
Health	1026	+205.2
Stamina	300	+30
Oxygen	150	+15
Food	6500	+650
Weight	850	+17
Melee Damage	45	+2.25
Movement Speed	100%	N/A
Torpidity	1300	+78

• 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 [u/s]	Base Speed	Sprinting Speed
	Wild	Wild
Walking	260	715
Swimming	300	N/A

• ¹These are the base speeds of the creature at 100% Movement Speed.
• ²These are the speeds of the creature tamed and non-imprinted.
• For a comparison of the speeds of all creatures, see Base Creature Speeds.

Attack Values

melee		Stamina Cost	Attack Range			Description
			Base	Minimum	Activation
		0	800	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		45

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]

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

A rather standard tame, use the  Crossbow with  Tranq Arrows leaving a few seconds (~4) between each shot. It tends to have pretty high  Torpor and can move fast for an animal of its size, either kite it around or have a friend hover you above with a flyer and aim for the head for a quicker KO. They can also be Snagged on bigger Destructible rocks, and shot at from the other side, as they are not quite as capable of maneuvering over them, but are tall enough to hit the head or neck. It is also easy to kite the paracer around a  Dinosaur Gate.

Taming Food

• Base
• Mobile

Level 1					Time
Superior Kibble	5	0	0	0	0:03:53
Fresh Barley	43	6	2	1	0:25:00
Fresh Wheat	43	6	2	1	0:25:00
Soybean	43	6	2	1	0:25:00
Dried Wheat	43	138	30	15	0:50:00
Mejoberry	57	5	1	1	0:24:52
Berries	86	6	2	1	0:25:00
KO: × 130; × 54; × 15; × 9; × 6; × 3
Torpidity-depletion: 0.91 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:24:00

Level 30					Time
Superior Kibble	11	0	0	0	0:08:32
Fresh Barley	102	148	35	18	0:59:18
Fresh Wheat	102	148	35	18	0:59:18
Soybean	102	148	35	18	0:59:18
Dried Wheat	102	593	137	69	1:58:36
Mejoberry	136	148	35	18	0:59:18
Berries	204	148	35	18	0:59:18
KO: × 357; × 146; × 40; × 23; × 17; × 9
Torpidity-depletion: 1.5 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:39:35

Level 60					Time
Superior Kibble	17	0	0	0	0:13:10
Fresh Barley	163	391	94	47	1:34:46
Fresh Wheat	163	391	94	47	1:34:46
Soybean	163	391	94	47	1:34:46
Dried Wheat	163	1223	294	147	3:09:32
Mejoberry	217	390	94	47	1:34:37
Berries	325	389	94	47	1:34:29
KO: × 591; × 241; × 66; × 38; × 27; × 14
Torpidity-depletion: 1.96 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:50:17

Level 90					Time
Superior Kibble	23	0	0	0	0:17:49
Fresh Barley	224	703	174	87	2:10:14
Fresh Wheat	224	703	174	87	2:10:14
Soybean	224	703	174	87	2:10:14
Dried Wheat	224	1969	488	244	4:20:27
Mejoberry	298	700	174	87	2:09:56
Berries	447	700	174	87	2:09:56
KO: × 825; × 337; × 92; × 53; × 38; × 19
Torpidity-depletion: 2.37 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:58:02

Level 120					Time
Superior Kibble	29	0	0	0	0:22:28
Fresh Barley	285	1064	271	136	2:45:42
Fresh Wheat	285	1064	271	136	2:45:42
Soybean	285	1064	271	136	2:45:42
Dried Wheat	285	2800	712	356	5:31:23
Mejoberry	380	1064	271	136	2:45:42
Berries	569	1061	270	135	2:45:24
KO: × 1059; × 432; × 118; × 68; × 48; × 24
Torpidity-depletion: 2.75 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 01:04:08

Level 150					Time
Superior Kibble	35	0	0	0	0:27:07
Fresh Barley	346	1465	380	190	3:21:09
Fresh Wheat	346	1465	380	190	3:21:09
Soybean	346	1465	380	190	3:21:09
Dried Wheat	346	3696	959	480	6:42:18
Mejoberry	461	1463	380	190	3:21:01
Berries	691	1462	380	190	3:20:52
KO: × 1293; × 528; × 144; × 83; × 59; × 30
Torpidity-depletion: 3.12 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 01:09:09

	Level 1					Time
	Kibble (Pachy Egg)	5	0	0	0	0:03:53
	Mejoberry	65	24	5	3	0:28:21
	Berries	98	24	6	3	0:28:30
	Kibble (Pachy Egg)	2	0	0	0	0:01:33
	Mejoberry	22	0	0	0	0:09:36
	Berries	33	0	0	0	0:09:36
	Kibble (Pachy Egg)	1	0	0	0	0:00:47
	Mejoberry	3	0	0	0	0:01:19
	Berries	4	0	0	0	0:01:10
	Kibble (Pachy Egg)	1	0	0	0	0:00:47
	Mejoberry	1	0	0	0	0:00:27
	Berries	1	0	0	0	0:00:18
KO: × 130; × 54; × 15; × 9; × 8; × 6; × 6; × 3
Torpidity-depletion: 0.91 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:24:00

	Level 30					Time
	Kibble (Pachy Egg)	12	0	0	0	0:09:18
	Mejoberry	155	210	49	25	1:07:35
	Berries	233	211	49	25	1:07:44
	Kibble (Pachy Egg)	4	0	0	0	0:03:06
	Mejoberry	52	0	0	0	0:22:41
	Berries	78	0	0	0	0:22:41
	Kibble (Pachy Egg)	1	0	0	0	0:00:47
	Mejoberry	6	0	0	0	0:02:37
	Berries	8	0	0	0	0:02:20
	Kibble (Pachy Egg)	1	0	0	0	0:00:47
	Mejoberry	1	0	0	0	0:00:27
	Berries	1	0	0	0	0:00:18
KO: × 357; × 146; × 40; × 23; × 20; × 15; × 17; × 9
Torpidity-depletion: 1.5 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:39:35

	Level 75					Time
	Kibble (Pachy Egg)	23	0	0	0	0:17:49
	Mejoberry	295	689	169	85	2:08:38
	Berries	442	688	168	84	2:08:29
	Kibble (Pachy Egg)	8	0	0	0	0:06:12
	Mejoberry	99	0	0	0	0:43:10
	Berries	148	0	0	0	0:43:02
	Kibble (Pachy Egg)	1	0	0	0	0:00:47
	Mejoberry	10	0	0	0	0:04:22
	Berries	15	0	0	0	0:04:22
	Kibble (Pachy Egg)	1	0	0	0	0:00:47
	Mejoberry	1	0	0	0	0:00:27
	Berries	1	0	0	0	0:00:18
KO: × 708; × 289; × 79; × 45; × 40; × 30; × 32; × 16
Torpidity-depletion: 2.17 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:54:25

	Level 150					Time
	Kibble (Pachy Egg)	40	0	0	0	0:30:59
	Mejoberry	527	1782	463	232	3:49:47
	Berries	790	1781	462	231	3:49:38
	Kibble (Pachy Egg)	14	0	0	0	0:10:51
	Mejoberry	176	85	22	11	1:16:45
	Berries	264	85	22	11	1:16:45
	Kibble (Pachy Egg)	2	0	0	0	0:01:33
	Mejoberry	18	0	0	0	0:07:51
	Berries	27	0	0	0	0:07:51
	Kibble (Pachy Egg)	1	0	0	0	0:00:47
	Mejoberry	2	0	0	0	0:00:53
	Berries	2	0	0	0	0:00:35
KO: × 1293; × 528; × 144; × 83; × 72; × 54; × 59; × 30
Torpidity-depletion: 3.12 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 01:09:09

	Level 300					Time
	Kibble (Pachy Egg)	75	0	0	0	0:58:05
	Mejoberry	991	4539	1267	634	7:12:06
	Berries	1486	4537	1266	633	7:11:57
	Kibble (Pachy Egg)	25	0	0	0	0:19:22
	Mejoberry	331	764	213	107	2:24:20
	Berries	496	762	213	107	2:24:11
	Kibble (Pachy Egg)	3	0	0	0	0:02:20
	Mejoberry	34	0	0	0	0:14:50
	Berries	50	0	0	0	0:14:33
	Kibble (Pachy Egg)	1	0	0	0	0:00:47
	Mejoberry	3	0	0	0	0:01:19
	Berries	4	0	0	0	0:01:10
KO: × 2463; × 1005; × 274; × 157; × 137; × 103; × 112; × 56
Torpidity-depletion: 4.77 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 01:26:07

	Level 450					Time
	Kibble (Pachy Egg)	110	0	0	0	1:25:11
	Mejoberry	1455	7680	2240	1120	10:34:24
	Berries	2183	7682	2241	1121	10:34:33
	Kibble (Pachy Egg)	37	0	0	0	0:28:40
	Mejoberry	485	1638	478	239	3:31:28
	Berries	728	1640	479	240	3:31:37
	Kibble (Pachy Egg)	4	0	0	0	0:03:06
	Mejoberry	49	0	0	0	0:21:22
	Berries	73	0	0	0	0:21:14
	Kibble (Pachy Egg)	1	0	0	0	0:00:47
	Mejoberry	4	0	0	0	0:01:45
	Berries	5	0	0	0	0:01:28
KO: × 3633; × 1483; × 404; × 231; × 202; × 152; × 165; × 83
Torpidity-depletion: 6.25 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 01:36:51

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.

Combat

This section describes how to fight against the Paraceratherium.

General

The Paracer is one of the larger herbivores and has slightly more  Health than a  Rex and high  damage. They tend to spawn in groups of 2 or more.

Strategy

Despite the Paracer's strength, it is slower than a player and its large size means it can be stuck behind boulders, but it will destroy any trees blocking its path. It can also be kited to a cliff where you can shoot it safely. When using a reasonably fast mount attacking its back feet is a good way to kill it fast and take minimal damage in the process. Since it is docile you can set you large mount like another Paracer or any thing slightly smaller and up to passive while you laugh and shoot or hit it as it runs into you

Weaponry

A decent ranged weapon such as a  Crossbow or a  Longneck Rifle is effective at killing the Paracer before it can reach you. A decent tame can kill a single Paracer without problems, but a group can deal a large amount of damage quickly to it.

Dangers

The Paracer usually spawns in small groups and can overwhelm an unprepared target. Its attacks have a wide range and even when escaping its stomp attack can be do large amounts of  damage to smaller creatures such as  Raptors.

Weakness

Its large size means it can get stuck easily, and it will run away once it has taken sufficient damage, giving a large window to attack.

Also, unlike other creatures, the AoE of this creature also hits wild creatures, making them attack depending on their temperament. You can utilize this to kill huge groups of Paracers. Then, quickly harvest the corpse.

Utility

Roles

• Reliable Mobile base: Although you can't build a base as big as the one you can build on a  Brontosaurus, Paracer is ideal for survivors that want to have a small hut with the basic structures in it, it also has the advantage of appearing on every map unlike the  Bronto. A well trained Paracer with possibly some escort guards to follow it can be plenty safe for players in the wild against anything short of alpha predators or Giganotosaurus. Just be aware where you park and structure your buildings as some large combatants which might attack the living base (like Rex) can potentially damage structures through walls. (Level Health, Speed, and Stamina; also level Weight if used for transport).
• Transportation: An ideal beast of burden, the Paracer could carry a fair amount of goods. It has a quick pace (compared to the  Brontosaurus), good stamina, and can easily be carried by a  large elevator platform under full load, can effectively navigate on open  Tree Platforms, and is ignored by most smaller predators such as  Dilos and  Raptors, the paracer also has a decent AoE damage and HP against larger predators (Level Speed, Stamina, and Weight).
• Battle Platform: As a beast of war the Paracer is often overlooked in favor of the  Bronto. However, it does have a number of qualities that work in its favor: compared to the  Bronto the Paracer requires much less  Food in order to tame, is quicker, and the platform saddle is available at a much lower level. This can allow an aspiring tribe to mount mobile  Ballista Turrets to help combat larger creatures or protect its tribe-members behind walls to allow them to get to a battle safely (Level Health, Melee Damage, Speed, and Stamina when necessary).
• Prime Meat Jerky: Having a Paracer with an  Industrial Grill on the platform saddle can make getting  Cooked Prime Meat for  Jerky very easy. Not only can it follow you at quick pace and make sure the  meat doesn't spoil, it can help you with killing the source of the  Prime meat (Level Health, Melee Damage, and Weight when needed).
• Mobile Feeding Trough: A paracer can have many  Feeding Troughs on its platform saddle. Build structures to maximize the space for  Feeding Troughs. This allows the paracer to move around the player's base to feed their hungry tames. (maximize weight to handle all the weight/mass of the food)
• Turret Soaker: Being the most mobile land dino that can support a platform saddle, they are ideal for soaking turrets while protecting the rider. Unlike the Brontosaurus, the paracer is small enough it is possible to extend Metal Walls or even Tek Walls out enough to cover the entire animal's hitbox from the front, back, or side. This can make the paracer all but immune to Auto Turret fire and a huge resource drain on Tek Turrets. Park it in firing range of the automatic turrets and just wait for their ammo to run dry or distract them as teammates disable them.

Collectibles

Resource	Efficiency
Berries	★★★☆☆
Rare Mushroom	★★★☆☆
Thatch	★★★☆☆
Rare Flower	★★☆☆☆
Wood	★★☆☆☆

Notes/Trivia

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

• Paraceratherium are the only creatures with a  Platform Saddle that appear on every map.
• Dossier revealed on 06/15/2015 ^[2]
• Paraceratherium is the largest terrestrial mammal that ever lived.
• Paraceratherium despite looking like a combination of a horse and a giraffe is a close relative of modern-day Rhinoceroses.
• Paraceratherium comes from the Greek words pará - near, keras - horn and thēríon - beast, which refers to the relationship to Rhinoceros.
• The dossier of the Paraceratherium seems to hint at the  Megapithecus boss, similar to how the  spider dossier hints at the  Broodmother
• Paraceratherium is also known as Indricotherium or Baluchitherium.
• Paraceratherium appears to drop much more  Raw Prime Meat than even  Brontosaurus. Consider hunting them when in need of  Raw Prime Meat for taming or cooking.
• Paraceratherium Requires a  Behemoth Gate due to its height, but is able to easily walk through a gap two walls wide. They can occasionally walk over a wall that is two units high, and can step over a one-high wall without slowing down at all.
• The Paracer is one of only a few creatures to not be included in a Spotlight video (excluding the initial creatures).
• The Paracer is 4 and a half walls tall

Changelog

Patch	Changes
215.0	Paraceratherium is added to the game
224.3	Fixed issue with the Paracer's legs colliding with its own platform structures
242.0	Auto Turrets and  Plant Species X can now longer be built or grown on the  Paraceratherium Platform Saddle. Any existing turrets on such platforms will no longer fire. This can be toggled off with "?OverrideStructurePlatformPrevention=true" Approximately increased Paraceratherium  Weight stats by 100%
250.0	Platforms now add on 33% instead of 0% inventory  Weight and 85% inherent carry weight of creatures and people standing on the Paraceratherium, overall making entities heavier to carry on the platform
252.7	Herbivores buffed to have a 55% explosion resistance and a 65% fire resistance
252.8	Herbivore explosion resistance reduced from 55% to 40%
264.52	Slight decrease to saddle armor value
275.0 Aberration Expansion Release	Added  Aberrant Paraceratherium
278.0	Increased Paracer breeding time by 50%, equivalent to the  Quetzal Reduced Paracer base  Health by 10% Reduced Paracer  Health gain per level by 25%
279.252	Paraceratherium Platform Saddle can now be found in Aberration  Supply Crates
285.104 Extinction Expansion Release	Added  Corrupted Paraceratherium
306.41 Genesis: Part 1 Expansion Release	Added  X-Paraceratherium
312.65	Reduced Paracer  Health gain per level by approximately 15%

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