Statistics

Damage

★★★

Defense

★★

Recovery

★★

Land Speed

★★★★★

Water Speed

★

Survivability

★★★★

Pycnonemosaurus

Pycnonemosaurus is a large terrestrial carnivore. It is an abelisaurid that takes on a fast moving, pursuit predator style of gameplay, using its ability to charge as both a weapon and ambush tactic to catch prey.

Description

The Pycnonemosaurus is a large abelisaurid with long, muscular legs. Its subspecies offer a range of speculative horns ranging from large and curved to small nubs on the brow. Pycnonemosaurus compensates for its small, functionless arms with powerful neck muscles and a strong skull for biting and charging. While Pycnonemosaurus is taller and faster than many playables in Path of Titans, its high speed is at the cost of its ability to take damage.

Paleo Info

Pycnonemosaurus (meaning 'dense forest lizard') is a genus of carnivorous theropod dinosaur that belonged to the family Abelisauridae and it is currently the largest member of Abelisauridae. It was found in the Upper Cretaceous Bauru-type red conglomerate sandstones of the Adamantina Formation, Mato Grosso, Brazil, and it lived about 70 million years ago during the Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian stage). Pycnonemosaurus belongs to the clade Furileusauria inside the family Abelisauridae.

Trivia

It was a part of the seventeenth stretch goal, worth $266K AUD ~$180K USD.
It was part of the first release of two playable dinosaurs in an update, releasing alongside Pachycephalosaurus on November 15, 2022.
Pycnonemosaurus received an Ability TLC in October.
This makes it the second carnivore TLC of 2024.
It is also the first to not receive a model update as a result of its TLC.

Nesting

Pycnonemosaurus nests require the following materials to complete the nest:

Reeds

Rocks

Roots

Abilities

These are the Abilities Pycnonemosaurus can use for combat.

Name	Description	Unlock Cost	Slot
Cracked Scutes	Deal reflect damage and boost passive armour by 50% at max stacks. Stacks regen over time, taking damage lowers stacks.	FREE	Passive
Bite	Causes medium damage.	FREE	Head
Headbutt	A quick headbutt attack that hurts yourself with recoil up to 20% of your Max Health. Can be used while running.	400	Head
Head Slam	A head slam with high damage and high recoil damage up to 20% of your Max Health. Missing a target causes daze.	900	Head
Horn Swipe	Causes heavy knockback.	600	Head
Juggernaut	Attacks are 50% stronger when running, 25% weaker when moving slowly or standing still.	1,000	Senses
Mouth Guard	While holding an item, receive 90% less recoil damage from your attacks.	1,000	Senses
Stability	Reduces stamina usage and cooldown for Juke and Charge abilities.	1,000	Senses
Hypercarnivore	Only able to eat meat, food drains much slower.	FREE	Metabolism
Resilient Scales	Increases bleed and venom healing by 30%.	600	Hide
Second Wind	50% increased stamina recovery for 8 seconds after taking damage.	1,200	Hide
Thick Scutes	Improves health recovery by 20%.	800	Hide
Braced Legs	Ignore uphill movement decrease, increase downhill speed by 10%, and reduce fall damage by 10%.	1,100	Legs
Long Distance Runner	Reduces running stamina drain by 15%.	1,100	Legs
Strong Legs	Take 60% less knockback and heal bone breaks 15% faster.	1,100	Legs
Charge	Charge forward in a straight line, dealing damage to anything you hit.	1,100	Back Limb
Juke	Rapidly turn to face towards your camera and change your direction.	500	Back Limb
Knockout	Charge up this tail attack to inflict heavy knockback based on charge time.	700	Back Limb
Bulldozer	Boosts knockback by 25% for 30 seconds for you and all nearby group members. Stacks up to 3 times.	500	Voice
Deep Breaths	Increases stamina recovery while trotting and walking by 20% for 1 minute. Stacks up to 2 times. Works in combat.	500	Voice