Opisthocoelicaudia

It was once thought that the only known skull of Nemegtosaurus belonged to the headless skeleton of this dinosaur, but though the theory lost steam for a while, it has recently resurfaced, finding the two to be either the same or very close relatives.

General Statistics

full-sized Opisthocoelicaudia

• Name: Opisthocoelicaudia skarzynskii
• Name Meaning: Posterior Cavity Tail
• Diet: Herbivore
• Length: 12-15 meters (40-50 feet)
• Time Period: Late Cretaceous (70 MYA)
• Classification: Titanosauria --> Saltasauridae --> Opisthocoelicaudiinae
• Place Found: Mongolia
• Describer: Borsuk-Białynicka, 1977

Dinosaur King Statistics

Arcade Stats

Opisthocoelicaudia arcade card (Japanese Gekizan 2nd Edition+)

• Attribute: Water
• Sign: Scissors
• Strength: 1000
• Technique: 1100
  • Compatibility: Tab 6
• Attack:
  • Scissors (Critical): 560
  • Rock/Paper: 420
• Types:
  • Crisis Type (Japanese 2007 series; English Series 2; Taiwanese New Series)
  • Attack Type (Japanese Gekizan series)
• Arcade Nickname:
  • Japanese: 草原の横綱
  • English: The Champion of the Plains
  • Taiwanese: 草原橫綱
• Altered Forms: Super Opisthocoelicaudia

Availability

• Japanese
  • 2007 2nd Edition (New; 032-竜; Crisis Type)
  • 2007 3rd Edition (022-竜; Crisis Type)
  • Non-sale Water Egg (EGG-008-竜)
  • 2007 4th Edition (021-竜; Crisis Type)
  • 2007 4th Edition+ (025-竜; Crisis Type)
  • Gekizan 2nd Edition+ (015-竜; Attack Type)
  • Kakushin 3rd Edition's Red Dinosaurs Egg (EGG-017-竜)
• English
  • Series 2 2nd Edition (New; 032-Dino; Crisis Type)
  • Series 2 3rd Edition (022-Dino; Crisis Type)
  • Series 2 4th Edition (025-Dino; Crisis Type)
• Taiwanese
  • New 2nd Edition (New; 032-龍; Crisis Type)
  • New 3rd Edition (022-龍; Crisis Type)
  • New 4th Edition (025-龍; Crisis Type)
  • Non-sale Water Egg

Japanese 2007 4th Edition+

Japanese 2007 4th Edition+ (back)

Japanese Gekizan 2nd Edition+

English Series 2 2nd Edition

English Series 2 2nd Edition (back)

English Series 2 3rd Edition

English Series 2 3rd Edition (back)

English Series 2 4th Edition

English Series 2 4th Edition (back)

Taiwanese New 2nd Edition

DS Stats

Opisthocoelicaudia DS battle intro

• Elemental Attribute: Water
• Critical Move: Scissors
• Rarity: 1 star
• Battle Type: Crisis Type
• Fossil/Move Set: Asian Fossil (LV28 Splash Press)
  • Locations: South Gobi Plain, Darkwood Forest (Asia)
• Users:
  • random Purple Alpha Droids (South Euro Plain, Europe)
    • LV6: Tail, Ram, Throw
  • random Red Alpha Droids (Old S. Coal Mine, Europe)
    • LV9: Tail, Ram, Throw
• Encyclopedia number: D23

Opisthocoelicaudia size comparison vs. Max

Opisthocoelicaudia menu icon

TCG Stats

Opisthocoelicaudia

Opisthocoelicaudia TCG card

• Element: Water
• Icon: Paper
• Power: 1100
• Level: 1
• Life: 1
• Card Code: DKCG-025/160
• Card Rarity: Common
• Image From: (new art)
• Abilities:

[Recall] When this Dinosaur loses a battle, you can discard 1 card and then return the Move you played in that battle to your hand.

Swamp Opisthocoelicaudia

Swamp Opisthocoelicaudia TCG card

• Element: Water
• Icon: Rock
• Power: 1100
• Level: 1
• Life: 1
• Card Code: DKBD-014/100
• Card Rarity: Common
• Image From: cropped Geki 2nd+ arcade card
• Abilities:

[Element Shift: Earth] During your turn, you can discard 1 card. If you do, this Dinosaur's Element is both Water and Earth until the end of the turn. (You can't use this ability during an attack.)

Starving Opisthocoelicaudia

Starving Opisthocoelicaudia TCG card (French)

• Element: Water
• Icon: Rock
• Power: 1000
• Level: 1
• Life: 1
• Card Code: SAS-014/100
• Card Rarity: Common
• Image From: 07 2nd/S2 2nd/New 2nd arcade card
• Abilities:

[Spirited Bonus] During your turn, you can discard 1 card. If you do, draw 1 card. You can only use this ability once per turn.

Trivia

• Dr. Taylor's arcade comments:
  • Japanese: モンゴルで発見された四足歩行の草食恐竜で、はばが広く大きいこしがとくちょうだ。
  • English: A quadrupedal herbivore discovered in Mongolia. It has distinctively large wide hips.
  • Taiwanese: 在蒙古被發現的四足行走的草食恐龍,很寬的腰是他的特徵。
• DS Game Encyclopedia entry: A quadruped herbivore discovered in Mongolia. It has distinctively large hips.
• Along with Spinosaurus, Amargasaurus, Baryonyx, Saltasaurus, Suchomimus, Camarasaurus, Irritator, Patagosaurus, and Ampelosaurus, it is one of the available dinosaurs in the Japanese and Taiwanese non-sale Water Egg card.
• Along with Tyrannosaurus, Majungasaurus, Prosaurolophus, Tuojiangosaurus, Afrovenator, Diceratops, Albertosaurus, Achelousaurus, and Muttaburrasaurus, it is one of the available dinosaurs in the Japanese Red Dinosaurs Egg card.

Gallery

Opisthocoelicaudia skeleton