How is this guy not a shoulder tame

A living parachute tame it up and never make a parachute again

On mobile these guys tend to glitch out a lot, so try to shoot them when there completely still on a tree. When glitching they often just teleport tree to tree and/or slowly slide down the tree until they fall to the floor (from my experience you cannot hurt or knock them out in this state)

Hope this helps!

You can also find these in the fuzzy trees in scorched earth by the small mountain

Bring bolas when searching for them. These guys are fast, bring a crossbow or better to tranq them.

Tip : if you're playing on mobile and can't find them then go to settings and on preserve battery mode that will remove all weather effects and other unwanted things which will make it easier to find them .

“Prefers to eat rare insect matter.” Well dang I guess chitin is rare

CALLING ALL MOBILE PLAYERS

Use these to complete the ‘Thin Air’ pursuit! They don’t count as a mount and will work as a parachute. Get to the start of the volcano path (you can use a flier to do that, as long as it’s before you start the pursuit) first then climb up the volcano while holding an archaeopteryx. Keep a bodyguard around or drop your archaeopteryx somewhere flat while you quickly fight off the danger. The pursuit is made easy.

If your on a flyer like a pt, you can dismount it in the air with a archaeopteryx and get back on the flyer and it will have full stamina. Make sure you dismount your flyer high up so it doesn't land and get killed

Found on the redwood forest on mobile, thought not that common.

can be grabbed by an argentavis only on the ground

if you have a lot of chitin easy tame ( except if your playing brutal bc they torpor drain fast)

Well since they take forever to land, I think of it more as a flying mount alternate. Note: plus in the red woods, put on wander and they will collect sap over time.

Won't assault you however if you go near it it will flee. This is because it's skittish in temperment. If you wish to tame keep this in mind

For the people that ask if archaeopteryx can be tame in mobile, the answer is YES. However it seems like Bola or tranq it while archaeopteryx on the ground won't work but tranq it while it still on the tree seems would work. Also bring some narcs or bio toxins cuz their torpor drain a bit fast. I already tamed 2 earlier 😆

If you tame one to be a good parachute it is useful to note that you can't use tools or weapons while holding one.

It's used as like a parachute but has more control than a parachute so if u fall off your bird it's very useful

These should be shoulder mounts. Disco, my Archaeopteryx from a dungeon, is absolutely amazing. Maybe have the saddle icon for gliding, and the pick-up icon for a shoulder mount? Just an idea. I love this dinosaur.

Tell me, tell me will it eat berries after tamed or they are chitin eaters? I want to tame one so i need to know

Up for chitin

Down for berries

I had made a base in red wood and was up in the trees when I heard a scream, I look around me spot one of these guys are immediately knew that I needed one of these

When tamed it just eat chitin

It don't eat meat