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

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

Roses are red

Violets are blue

If it glows red

There you and your dinosaur are Screwed

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

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

Human: *Walks By Deinoychus Nest*

Deinoychus: "Hippity Hoppity"...*goes to maul a ovis*

Human: "What'd You say?" *Walks Closer To Nest.*

Deinoychus: *Turns Around And Tilts Head Cutely*

Human: "Oo Look! An Egg , I Hope You Don't Mind If I..." *Human Picks Up Egg*

Deinoychus: *Makes An Enraged Face* "I said... HIPPITY HOPPITY STAY AWAY FROM MY F**KING PROPERTY B***CH"

(20 Mins Later)

Human: *Goes Back To The Deinoychus Nest*

Human: "Where's My Stuff?"

Deinoychus: "Gone , Reduced To Atoms."

Tysvm For Reading! ❤️ 🌺🐲