How to Get Ankylosaurus in My Dino Park
Ankylosaurus is listed at $5,000 — but the egg that hatches it costs only $4,000. It is the rare case where the price tag overstates the cost, which quietly makes it one of the best value dinosaurs in the game. Here is the real math, the roll odds, and the exact point where you should stop buying it.
The Short Answer
Ankylosaurus is an Uncommon dinosaur and the Uncommon Egg is its only source. Buy the egg, wait out the 10-second hatch — the fastest non-instant hatch in the game — and place whatever comes out. Unlike the higher tiers, the egg here is cheaper than the dinosaur value, so the numbers below are better than any tier list will tell you.
Uncommon Egg
$4,000
Income / min
$300
Hatch time
10s
Real payback
13.3 min
✅ For once, the price tag is too high Every other acquisition guide on this site has to warn you that the egg costs more than the sticker. Not here. Ankylosaurus is valued at $5,000, but the Uncommon Egg that produces it is $4,000 — you pay $1,000 less than the number on the card. Payback drops from 16.7 minutes on paper to 13.3 minutes in practice.
The $5,000 Price Tag Overstates What You Pay
Tier lists quote the $5,000 dinosaur value. That is an in-game valuation used for comparison, not a purchase price. The only route to an Ankylosaurus is the $4,000 Uncommon Egg, which is 25% cheaper. The one number that is higher is what it costs to target this specific dinosaur rather than accept the roll.
Listed value
What the dinosaur is worth on paper, and the figure every other guide repeats. Useful for trade comparisons and nothing else.
$5,000
What you actually pay
The Uncommon Egg price — genuinely lower than the sticker. This is the number your payback should be measured against.
$4,000
Cost to target it specifically
The average Cash needed before the roll lands an Ankylosaurus in particular. Only relevant if you refuse to keep the other three results.
$16,000
📈 It ranks better than the tier lists say Rank the whole roster by sticker payback and Ankylosaurus sits 8 of 12 at 16.7 minutes. Re-price every dinosaur at the egg you actually have to buy and it climbs to 5 of 12 at 13.3 minutes. Three positions of free value that nobody else is reporting, purely because everyone quotes the wrong number.
All 4 Uncommon Egg Outcomes, Ranked
The $4,000 Uncommon Egg lists 4 possible dinosaurs, so each roll is roughly a 25% shot at any one of them. Here is what each result is actually worth at the same egg price — because you paid the same amount no matter which one appears.
| Result | Listed value | Income | Payback at egg price | vs Ankylosaurus | Maxed income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🦅 PterodactylUncommon | $6,000 | $350/min | 11.4 min | +17% | $3,780/min |
| 🛡️ AnkylosaurusUncommon | $5,000 | $300/min | 13.3 min | — | $3,240/min |
| 🦕 ParasaurolophusUncommon | $4,000 | $250/min | 16.0 min | -17% | $2,700/min |
| 🦎 DilophosaurusCommon | $1,500 | $100/min | 40.0 min | -67% | $1,080/min |
🎲 Second best of four — and that is fine Ankylosaurus lands 2 of 4. Only Pterodactyl beats it, by 17%, and 2 of the 4 results (50%) are worse. That makes this the one egg in the game worth buying blind: the average roll returns $250 per minute, and even the floor result still fills a slot and earns. You are not gambling on a jackpot here — you are buying a reliable average.
How Many Eggs Until an Ankylosaurus?
Each roll is independent, so a miss never improves the next attempt. With 4 outcomes the per-egg chance is about 25%. The last two columns are the ones that matter — they show what you own regardless of whether the roll cooperates.
| Eggs | Total spend | Chance of ≥1 | Slots filled | Income either way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $4,000 | 25.0% | 1 | $250/min |
| 2 | $8,000 | 43.8% | 2 | $500/min |
| 3 | $12,000 | 57.8% | 3 | $750/min |
| 4 | $16,000 | 68.4% | 4 | $1,000/min |
| 6 | $24,000 | 82.2% | 6 | $1,500/min |
| 8 | $32,000 | 90.0% | 8 | $2,000/min |
| 10 | $40,000 | 94.4% | 10 | $2,500/min |
🧠 Do not target it — just buy eggs Targeting one specific Ankylosaurus takes 4 eggs on average, or $16,000, which works out to a miserable 53.3 minute payback against the 13.3 minutes you get from a single egg. But those 4 eggs are not wasted — they fill 4 enclosures and earn roughly $1,000 per minute combined whatever hatches. Buy the egg for the tier, not for the dinosaur.
The $4,000 Decision: Egg or Upgrade?
Across this site the answer is usually "buy the upgrade first". Ankylosaurus is the exception, and it is worth understanding why. With $4,000 in the bank you can roll an Uncommon Egg or buy the $2,000 Visitor Booth twice over. In a full Common starter park earning $225 per minute, the two options are not close.
$4,000 Uncommon Egg
Adds one new dinosaur to an empty enclosure. Expected income across all four possible results is $250 per minute.
+$250/min
Roughly 111% of a starter park, from a single purchase
$2,000 Visitor Booth
Multiplies everything you already own by a flat 20%. Powerful later, but it can only scale what is already there.
+$45/min
A 20% lift on a park that is barely earning yet
🧮 The exact break-even The Uncommon Egg costs $16 for every $1 per minute it adds. A Visitor Booth only beats that rate once your park already earns $625 per minute. A full Common starter park makes $225 per minute — well under the line — so the egg wins by 5.6×. Cross $625 per minute and the answer flips permanently to upgrades. See the full upgrade order →
Where a Cheap Dinosaur Stops Being the Right Answer
Ankylosaurus is efficient per dollar but small per enclosure, so the correct answer depends entirely on which resource is scarce. Take $50,000: it buys exactly one T-Rex at $2,500 per minute in a single slot, or 12 Uncommon Eggs at roughly $3,000 per minute across 12 slots — 20% more income, if and only if you have the space.
Same cash, spread wide
$3,000/min
What twelve Uncommon Eggs earn for the price of one T-Rex — provided you have twelve empty enclosures to fill.
Eggs to match one T-Rex
10
How many average Uncommon rolls it takes to equal a single Legendary. Below this count, the T-Rex is winning your slot.
T-Rex per slot advantage
8.3×
One Legendary out-earns one Ankylosaurus by this much in the same space. Once enclosures run out, only this ratio matters.
⚖️ The rule Ankylosaurus is the right buy while Cash is your bottleneck, and the wrong buy the moment enclosures become the bottleneck. It takes 10 average Uncommon rolls to match one T-Rex, and a T-Rex out-earns an Ankylosaurus 8.3 in the same slot. So fill every empty space cheaply first, then start replacing the weakest residents from the top down. Plan your enclosures →
How Long to Save $4,000
Income figures below are computed live from the dinosaur table, so they match what your park actually produces at each stage. The Uncommon Egg is the first real purchase most players make, and these are the realistic waits.
| Park stage | Dinos | Multiplier | Income | Time to afford |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brand new (1 Compsognathus) | 1 | ×1 | $50/min | 1h 20m |
| Two Commons | 2 | ×1 | $125/min | 32m |
| Full Common starter | 3 | ×1 | $225/min | 18m |
| Starter + Visitor Booth | 3 | ×1.2 | $270/min | 15m |
| Starter + Booth + Food Court | 3 | ×1.8 | $405/min | 10m |
🎁 The free-code shortcut The 11 active codes are worth $171,650 in Cash, which buys 42 Uncommon Eggs with $3,650 left over — around 10.5 expected Ankylosaurus and roughly $10,500 per minute across 42 filled slots. The same Cash spent on Legendary Eggs buys 3 T-Rex for $7,500 per minute, so the Uncommon route is 1.40× the income if you have the space for it. Grab every active code →
Every Dinosaur, Priced at the Egg You Actually Buy
Standard tier lists divide the listed value by income, which flatters expensive dinosaurs and punishes cheap ones. This table uses the egg price you genuinely pay. Ankylosaurus moves from 8 of 12 to 5 of 12, and the whole late game looks a lot worse than advertised.
| # | Dinosaur | Source egg | Real cost | Income | Payback at egg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DilophosaurusCommon | Common Egg | $500 | $100/min | 5.0 min |
| 2 | GallimimusCommon | Common Egg | $500 | $75/min | 6.7 min |
| 3 | CompsognathusCommon | Common Egg | $500 | $50/min | 10.0 min |
| 4 | PterodactylUncommon | Uncommon Egg | $4,000 | $350/min | 11.4 min |
| 5 | 🛡️ AnkylosaurusUncommon | Uncommon Egg | $4,000 | $300/min | 13.3 min |
| 6 | BrachiosaurusRare | Rare Egg | $10,000 | $700/min | 14.3 min |
| 7 | ParasaurolophusUncommon | Uncommon Egg | $4,000 | $250/min | 16.0 min |
| 8 | StegosaurusRare | Rare Egg | $10,000 | $600/min | 16.7 min |
| 9 | SpinosaurusEpic | Epic Egg | $25,000 | $1,400/min | 17.9 min |
| 10 | T-RexLegendary | Legendary Egg | $50,000 | $2,500/min | 20.0 min |
| 11 | VelociraptorRare | Rare Egg | $10,000 | $500/min | 20.0 min |
| 12 | TriceratopsEpic | Epic Egg | $25,000 | $1,200/min | 20.8 min |
Ankylosaurus ranks 5 of 12 on real cost — ahead of every Rare, Epic and Legendary dinosaur in the game. The three Commons above it are cheaper still, but they cap out so low that they stop mattering within the first hour.
A Maxed-Out Ankylosaurus
Stacking all four park upgrades multiplies every dinosaur by ×10.8 for a total of $80,000. Ankylosaurus contributes 3.7% of a full 12-dinosaur park income for 3.5% of its cost — one of only a handful that pull more weight than they cost.
Income / min
$3,240/min
Income / hour
$194,400/h
Payback
1.2 min
The multiplier applies to every dinosaur equally, so it never changes which one is the better buy — it only shortens every payback in the park at the same rate.
Four Mistakes to Avoid
✕ Saving to the $5,000 listed price
You never need that much. The Uncommon Egg is $4,000, and there is no direct purchase option in the shop. Saving the extra $1,000 is a full minute of a starter park earning nothing new.
✕ Rerolling away a Pterodactyl
Pterodactyl earns 17% more per minute than Ankylosaurus from the identical $4,000 egg. It is the best result in the pool. Selling the best roll to chase the second best is a straight income loss.
✕ Buying upgrades before filling your slots
A Visitor Booth multiplies what you own. In a $225 per minute starter park that is $45 per minute, against $250 from one egg. Multipliers need something to multiply — fill the park first, then scale it.
✕ Still buying Uncommon Eggs after $625 per minute
Past that income the Visitor Booth returns more per dollar than another Uncommon roll, and by the time enclosures are full the Rare and Epic tiers earn far more per slot. Cheap and efficient stops being the same thing.
Where to Go Next
Eggs & Hatching
Every egg tier, hatch time and the best purchase order for your budget.
Read the guide →How to Get Velociraptor
The next tier up — and why its egg is the one that overcharges you.
Read the guide →Park Upgrades
The ×10.8 multiplier stack and the order that pays for itself fastest.
Read the guide →Dinosaur Database
All 12 dinosaurs with cost, income and income-per-slot rankings.
Browse dinos →Ankylosaurus FAQ
How do you get Ankylosaurus in My Dino Park?
Buy a $4,000 Uncommon Egg from the in-game shop, wait the 10-second hatch and place the dinosaur in an empty enclosure. The Uncommon Egg is the only source, and it can also hatch Dilophosaurus, Parasaurolophus or Pterodactyl instead.
How much does Ankylosaurus cost?
The dinosaur is listed at $5,000, but that is a valuation rather than a price. You cannot buy it directly — you pay $4,000 for the Uncommon Egg, which is $1,000 less than the listed figure. That makes it one of the few dinosaurs that costs less than its sticker.
Is the Uncommon Egg guaranteed to give Ankylosaurus?
No. The Uncommon Egg lists four possible outcomes, so a single egg is about a 25% shot at Ankylosaurus specifically. Two eggs reach roughly 43.8%, four reach 68.4% and ten reach 94.4%. Every miss still hatches a working dinosaur, so no roll is wasted.
How much money does Ankylosaurus make per minute?
$300 per minute at base rate, paying back the $4,000 egg in 13.3 minutes. With all four park upgrades active the ×10.8 multiplier lifts a single Ankylosaurus to $3,240 per minute, or $194,400 per hour, and payback drops to about 1.2 minutes.
Is Ankylosaurus the best Uncommon dinosaur?
No, Pterodactyl is. It earns $350 per minute against Ankylosaurus at $300 from the same $4,000 egg, which is 17% more. Ankylosaurus is second of the four possible results, ahead of Parasaurolophus at $250 and Dilophosaurus at $100.
Is Ankylosaurus worth buying?
Yes, early on it is one of the best purchases in the game. Priced at the egg you actually buy, it pays back in 13.3 minutes and ranks 5th of 12 — ahead of every Rare, Epic and Legendary dinosaur, including T-Rex at 20 minutes and Triceratops at 20.8.
Should I buy an Uncommon Egg or a Visitor Booth first?
The egg, until your park earns $625 per minute. Below that line the egg adds more income per dollar; above it the Visitor Booth multiplier pulls ahead. A full Common starter park makes $225 per minute, so the egg wins by about 5.6× at that stage.
Can I get Ankylosaurus for free with codes?
Indirectly, yes. The 11 working codes are worth $171,650 in Cash, which buys 42 Uncommon Eggs with $3,650 to spare — roughly 10.5 expected Ankylosaurus at even odds, and about $10,500 per minute of new income across 42 filled slots.