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Prehistoric Beasts

by Crysta · for ARK: Survival Evolved

MOD ID 2003934830 WITH THE UPDATE THAT ADDS AQUATICA/ THE UPDATE FROM 07/15/2025 ARK HAS BROKEN MODS (MINE INCLUDED). IF YOU WANT TO USE MY MOD YOU HAVE TO REVERT TO THE PRE-AQUATICA BRANCH! PLEASE…

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About Prehistoric Beasts

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MOD ID 2003934830 WITH THE UPDATE THAT ADDS AQUATICA/ THE UPDATE FROM 07/15/2025 ARK HAS BROKEN MODS (MINE INCLUDED). IF YOU WANT TO USE MY MOD YOU HAVE TO REVERT TO THE PRE-AQUATICA BRANCH! PLEASE…

MOD ID 2003934830

WITH THE UPDATE THAT ADDS AQUATICA/ THE UPDATE FROM 07/15/2025 ARK HAS BROKEN MODS (MINE INCLUDED). IF YOU WANT TO USE MY MOD YOU HAVE TO REVERT TO THE PRE-AQUATICA BRANCH! PLEASE CHECK DISCORD IF YOU HAVE MORE QUESTIONS/ COMMENTS!!

Dinosaurs from A to Z! Land, air, river, sea, I have them all! Each dinosaur uses a unique, exciting model! Big and small, fluffy or scaly, Prehistoric Beasts is the mod for someone who loves dinosaurs.

I try my best to create interesting dinosaurs that fit where I think Ark is lacking. From adding more dinosaurs that allow rider mounted weaponry to more unique taming methods, each of my dinosaurs are special. So join along in my journey to add a few more beasts into this wild game!

Important Information

Spawn Codes

Mod Guide

DISCORD

If you play single player, you have to disable hibernation to prevent spawn issues. I have code that controls spawns, but it does not work unless hibernation is disabled.

Currently in the mod:

  • Acheroraptor
  • Anzu (plus Aberrant, R and X variant)
  • Axelrodichthys (plus X variant)
  • Baculites (plus X variant)
  • Dearc (plus X and R variant)
  • Dilong (plus Aberrant and R variant)
  • Dolichorhynchops
  • Dracovenator (plus Crystal and X Variant)
  • Genyodectes (plus X and R Variant)
  • Giant Sea Slug (plus X Variant)
  • Hainosaurus (plus X Variant and Alpha for each)
  • Hyneria (plus X variant)
  • Inostrancevia (plus Aberrant, R, Tek, and X variant)
  • Jiangjunosaurus (plus R and X variant)
  • Kelenken (plus Aberrant, R and X Variant)
  • Koolasuchus (plus Aberrant and R variant)
  • Lirainosaurus (plus Tek variant)
  • Lualabaea (plus X variant)
  • Lythronax (plus R and X variant)
  • Mapusaurus (plus Aberrant, Asgardian, R and X)
  • Massospondylus (plus Paleo and R Variant) & Skeletal
  • Nasutoceratops (plus Aberrant, R and X Variant, plus Alpha for each)
  • Neimongosaurus (plus Aberrant, R and X variant)
  • Neovenator (plus Aberrant, R, X Variant and Alpha for each) & Skeletal
  • Ornithocheirus (plus X Variant and Alpha for each)
  • Ouranosaurus (plus Aberrant, Eden, and Tek)
  • Paraxenisaurus (plus Aberrant, Paleo, R and X Variant, and Alpha for each)
  • Pinacosaurus (plus Aberrant and R Variant)
  • Postosuchus (plus Aberrant and X Variant) & Skeletal
  • Prionosuchus (plus R and X Variant)
  • Pyroraptor
  • Saltasaurus (plus Aberrant and X Variant)
  • Scelidosaurus
  • Siamosaurus (plus Aberrant, R, X Variant, Alpha and Gustave)
  • Tsintaosaurus (plus Aberrant and X Variant)
  • Venenosaurus (plus Aberrant and X Variant)
  • Yangchuanosaurus (plus Aberrant, R and X)
  • Zuniceratops (plus Aberrant, Crystal and R Variant)

Ark Survival Ascended:

  • This mod is also available on ASA! Check it out:https://www.curseforge.com/ark-survival-ascended/mods/prehistoric-beasts

Huge thanks!

  • Patreons for your dedication to me and this mod.
  • Shadlos for helping me with code and bugs.
  • Arkraktor for helping me film and edit my trailers!
  • Trainspotting, Giga Raptor, Big Al, and others from the Modding Evolved Discord
  • and everyone on youtube and steam for following my progress and playing with this mod!!

Known issues:

  • Still have the Phoenix Pyroraptor size issue, unknown cause, working on resolving it.

Some models were purchased, here's more info below

*ScorchingKami: Axelrodichthys, Lualabaea, Venenosaurus, & Dolichorhynchops Anims

*Pxltiger: Pyroraptor, TLC Pinacosaurus, TLC Sceldiosaurus, Cryodrakon, and Lythronax

*cafnir: TLC Neimongosaurus

*Dinoraul: TLC Postosuchus, TLC Dracovenator, Dolichorhynchops Model

*Various store assets, either in the form of basic base-meshes or models. The ingame assets will vary from their store counterparts, as I either gave them new skins, edited the models, or altered them in some way/shape/form.

Highlights

From source data

Footprint

Rated a light load on a server.

Last update

Its author last shipped an update 3 yr ago.

Prehistoric Beasts on Nxeon

From our catalogue
One-click install
Supported on Nxeon ARK: Survival Evolved servers. We download it from Steam Workshop, place it, and restart the server.
Server load
light
Smallest plan we suggest
ARK — 8 GB (8 GB RAM). This follows our own load rating above, not a benchmark.
Latest build
2024-03-01, released 2024-03-01

Game versions by loader

LoaderGame versionsNewest
Workshop

From 1 recorded build of Prehistoric Beasts.

Run Prehistoric Beasts on a ARK: Survival Evolved server

Pick a server or deploy a new one above; it is installed in one click.

What kind of mod it is

From the catalog
Listed on Steam Workshop as “Content”

Gameplay & overhauls

New mechanics, content and overhauls that change how the game plays.

Compatibility

Game
ARK: Survival Evolved

Verified at the source

  • ✓Steam WorkshopOfficial listing, checked 2026-11-01Open ↗
  • ✓AuthorCrysta, as published on Steam Workshop
  • ✓LicenseNot published by the sourceFree

Prehistoric Beasts, answered

Generated from the mod’s own source data.

Is it free?

Yes. Prehistoric Beasts is free to download from Steam Workshop.

How do I add it to my Nxeon server?

Use “Add to a server” on this page, or open NxLabs from your dashboard. We install it, restart your server and switch it on.

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