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Dakotadon, a Common card
Dakotadon is a genus of iguanodont dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous Lakota Formation of South Dakota, USA, known from a partial skull.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Nature
- ATK
- 55
- DEF
- 29
- Power
- 84
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 5,200
Power 84 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 25 % of WikiCards cards.
Dakotadon quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Dakotadon card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Its assignment has been ______.
Answer
controversial. Its assignment has been controversial. From the Dakotadon article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
It was first described in ____ as Iguanodon lakotaensis, by David B. Weishampel and Philip R. Bjork.
Answer
1980s. It was first described in 1989 as Iguanodon lakotaensis, by David B. Weishampel and Philip R. Bjork. From the Dakotadon article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Dakotadon. Dakotadon 55 · Galiceno 52 · Lensless glasses 49 · Musha-e 40 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- It was first described in 1989 as Iguanodon lakotaensis, by David B. Weishampel and Philip R. Bjork.
- Its assignment has been controversial.
- Some researchers suggested that "I." lakotaensis was more basal than I. bernissartensis, and related to Theiophytalia, but David Norman has suggested that it was a synonym of I. bernissartensis.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Dakotadon article was read about 5,200 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 55 and blocks with 29: each hit it takes is cut by 12 %.
How to get Dakotadon
Open packs. Each pack holds five cards drawn from real Wikipedia articles, the rarest last, and the fifth card is always Rare or better. The odds are shown in the game. A free pack arrives every hour and two can wait, and the Coins you win in duels buy more packs.
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Dakotadon (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Clint A. Boyd, Darrin C. Pagnac, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
