Sachicasaurus (Primordial Tyrants)

Sachicasaurus is a large, armored fish with a powerful bite.

Description

Sachicasaurus is an extinct genus of brachauchenine pliosaurid known from the Barremian of the Paja Formation, Altiplano Cundiboyacense in the Colombian Eastern Ranges of the Andes. The type species is S. vitae. Looks like a Mosasaurus but with a shorter tail, fatter body and larger head to a thinner body but shorter tail and longer head.

Paleo Info

Sachicasaurus was a large pliosaur, with the type specimen measuring approximately 10 metres (33 ft) long and weighing 17 metric tons (19 short tons). The holotype specimen, MP111209-1, was found in 2013 and is known from a near complete skull, and postcranial elements including a complete hindlimb and various vertebrae.

Diagnostic features include a very short mandibular symphysis, reduced number of mandibular teeth (17 to 18 versus 25 to 40 in other pliosaurids), slender teeth, among other features. With a preserved length of 9.9 metres (32 ft) (which may be missing the vertebrae from the end of the tail), the specimen is interpreted as a sub-adult individual. It is one of the largest and most complete pliosaurid specimens.

Trivia

• Before the Pounce/Grab Update, Sachicasaurus only had two head slots: Bite and Bone Snap.
• Before the addition of Mosasaurus as a modded character, Sachicasaurus was the largest strict aquatic in the (modded) game that existed in real life. It is now the second largest in the category.
• Sachicasaurus now is often dubbed "unviable" due to it being almost always outspeeded, outstammed and overpowered by its modern ocean competitors.
• Sachicasaurus players are now often found in pairs, perhaps to counter Mosasaurus' superior stats in a 1-1.

Abilities

These are the Abilities Sachicasaurus can use for combat.

Name	Description	Unlock Cost	Slot	Slots at a time
Stamina	+10% Stamina Recovery.	FREE	Passive	1
Standard	No positive or negative stats.	FREE	Passive	1
Defense	+5% Armor.	FREE	Passive	1
Turn Radius	+5% Turn Radius.	FREE	Passive	1
Bite	Causes medium damage.	FREE	Head	2
Clamp	Bite and hold onto enemies for as long as your stam allows. Can move and drag them around. Costs stamina.	600	Head	2
Bone Snap	Charge up the attack and inflict bone break based on how long it's held. Costs stamina.	700	Head	2
Moonlight Hunter	Increase bone break amount by 20% during the night.	900	Senses	1
Survivalist	Gain 10% lowered cooldowns when not in a group.	700	Senses	1
Thrash	Causes medium damage, but high damage to "sea turtles." Requires the target to be grabbed. Costs stamina.	500	Front Limb	1
Fisher	Can eat meat and fish. Moderate food drain.	FREE	Metabolism	1
Scavenger	Can eat meat, fish, carrion and bones. Increases food drain by 20%.	1,000	Metabolism	1
Standard	No positive or negative effects.	FREE	Hide	1
Slick Scales	Bucking and struggling while being carried will now drain enemy stamina 30% faster.	900	Hide	1
Marathon Runner	Increases max stamina by 50% but lowers all movement speed by 14%.	FREE	Hide	1
Streamlined	Increases swim speed and swim turning speed by 10%.	1,100	Hide	1
Aileron Roll	Quickly spin, damaging others in your path. Costs stamina.	1,100	Legs	2
Beachcomer	Increases land speed by 80%, time allowed on land by 90% and increases stamina recovery rate by 50%.	1,100	Legs	2
Breach	Lunge forward when in water. Does damage when colliding with a target. Costs stamina.	300	Tail	1

Survival Tips

Avoid Mosasaurus as much as possible, as you cannot outrun one and Mosasaurus is stronger than you when face tanking. If forced into a battle with one, tail riding it is the only way to survive the attack (if it is to the death). If there are no fish in the area, your best bet is to either ambush a Eurhinosaurus, persistence hunt a Kaiwhekea or tail ride other Sachicasaurus for food.

Your easiest prey will be Ocepechelon or Archelon, as your grab and thrashing abilities allow you to quickly kill them if you're max stamina (as long as your stamina is max when you grab the Ocepechelon or Archelon, and you spam the thrash ability, the kill is guaranteed. Beware however, Archelon is very fast on land for a strict aquatic). If you encounter a KTO Deinosuchus, avoid its debuff that decreases your speed significantly.

Try to bone break it yourself to force it into a face tanking fight, which it will lose. Against a DB Deinosuchus, tail ride it after bone breaking it. It is very strong, to the point that it can potentially face tank you, so do not risk a face tank with one. Against a "hibb" (often nicknamed POT's Healing Crab), which cannot deal damage to you directly, simply grab and thrash it to death. Anything else not mentioned is either easily face tanked to death, is not usually found in the ocean or is too fast to be chased.

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