It's like a big microraptor, but instead of knocking you off your mount, it latches to your creature and tears it a new one.

You also get them by kidnapping their unborn children and raising them, like wyverns and rockdrakes.

Use a bola to bola your tribe mate then you will be fine

How to tame.

Step 1. Sneak up behind it.

Step 2. Pluck out a feather.

Step 3. Run and scream

Step 4. Respawn and try again.

ARK: Alright we got giant pigs, bees, sloths, manti, cats, etc. What else do we need?

Devs: GIANT ARCHAEOPTERYX

Player: hehe…when they aren’t looking I’m gonna snatch that egg.

Deino: oi mate we see ya perfectly ****** well

Player *who only hears deino screeching*: crap

Deino: now imma eat ya mate

Player: *runs*

Deino: thas wut I thought mate

A rock drake, thyla, and a raptor all mixed into one horrifying creature. HEY YOU GET TO STEAL ITS EGG TO YAY

Alright Bob that's it! Bring the rex through here. Not far to the base now! Wait... What's that on the rex?

So i tamed on right, had a ton of tames, and something attacked one of my tames, everything went after it, and of everything to die... it was my xxlraptor

Rex: I’m the best tame

Allo: doubtful

Reaper: haha u suck scary alien go chomp chomp

Giga: hello foolish mortals

King Titan: I can’t be tamed but I’m still better than u smol giga

Deinonychus: excuse me, mates, I left my ten Titanosaur corpses around here.

King Titan: screams in fear.

-all other life forms have left the game-

Rockwell: Your not so tough little chicken raptor

Deinonychus: *does screech thing*

ROCKWELL HAS BEEN DEFEATED!

2 words FLUFFY RAPTOR all i need to say