Paleo Pineshas three vibrant, flourishing areas for you to visit, and one of those is Ariacotta Canyon. The canyon is filled with bright-colored mesas, sand dunes, fruit-bearing cactus, a strange talking cactus, and the town of Archeo Pelago. Just like the other locales, you’ll also have plenty of new dinosaurs to tame.

You’ll find powerful carnivores like the Carnotaurus and Ceratosaurus and a handful of strong herbivores living in Ariacotta Canyon, too. If you want either of these impressive dinos as friends and farmhands, we’ll show you just how to befriend them, and any other that calls the canyon home.

Player character standing near and helping to restore the fallen pillars blocking Ariacotta Canyon in Paleo PInes.

Updated August 01, 2025 by Haven Smith:We’ve updated this article to include the latest dinosaur, the Sarcosuchus, and all the information needed for befriending it and its skills.

How To Unlock Ariacotta Canyon

Ariacotta Canyon is thethird and final areaof the game you’ll be unlocking, andit takes a variety of resources and a lot of timeto clear the way into it.

You’ll need a lot ofregular Wood and Forest Wood, several stacks ofFiberthat needs to be crafted intoRopethroughOrani, who visits Pebble Plaza onThursdays and Saturdays, andStoneas well.

Player character playing music to befriend a light blue Carnotaurus who’s calling out a musical note in Paleo Pines.

Getting all the materials also means you’ll need Dinosaurs with theStomper, Smasher, and Slasher abilities.

Dinosaurs with these skills,such as the Ankylosaurus,are all available in Veridian Valley alone once you’ve tamed a Styracosaurus and can break rocksif you want tounlock Ariacotta quicker, but dinosaurs with these skillsare also available in Dapplewood Forestas well.

Yellow Allosaurus standing near some cacti and a Dreamstone formation in Ariacotta Canyon during the day in Paleo Pines.

Dinosaurs with theClearer skillsuch asLucky, anOuranosaurus, or aCorythosauruscan also help you get all the materials, justmore slowly.

You can use them toclear Debris at your farmin between waiting for things to respawn or orders to come in.

Red Carnotaurus standing near dry brush in Ariacotta Dunes during the day in Paleo Pines.

All Dinosaurs In Ariacotta Canyon

The table below will tell youeverything you need to know about taming the Dinosaursthat live in Ariacotta Canyon, and what they can do:

50m²

Light green Ceratosaurus sleeping near a ball Cactus and some rocks in Ariacotta Dunes during the day in Paleo Pines.

Friend Call:

Yellow 1, Red 2, Yellow 2, Red 2, Blue 1, Red 3

25m²

Light green and green Dilophosaurus standing in the colossal pot in Ariacotta Dunes during the day in Paleo Pines.

Yellow 1, Purple 1, Red 1, Blue 1, Red 3, Blue 1, Red 3

12m²

Pink Dimetrodon standing in Ariacotta Canyon near some dry brush during the day in Paleo Pines.

Purple 1, Yellow 1, Blue 2, Red 3, Purple 1, Purple 1, Blue 3

Blue 1, Yellow 1, Red 2, Blue 1, Purple 1, Blue 2

Blue and light blue Euoplocephalus with beige spikes standing in Ariacotta Dunes near a rock during the day in Paleo Pines.

Blue 1, Purple 2, Blue 1, Purple 2, Red 3, Blue 1, Yellow 1, Red 1

Purple 1, Red 1, Purple 1, Yellow 2, Purple 1, Purple 1, Purple 3

Maroon and white Pinacosaurus with its eyes closed standing in Ariacotta Canyon near some cacti during the day in Paleo Pines.

Yellow and brown Protoceratops standing near a rock wall in Ariacotta Canyon during the day in Paleo Pines.