Brontotaur

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Job: Monk Family: Tauri Crystal: Dark Weak to: Light

Brontotaur

Zone	Level	Drops	Steal	Spawns	Notes
Uleguerand Range	68 - 71	Taurus Horn (???%) Taurus Wing (???%)		5 Respawn:5 minutes	A, L, T(S) ??? HP
A = Aggressive; L = Links; S = Detects by Sight; H = Detects by Sound; HP = Detects Low HP; M = Detects Magic; Sc = Follows by Scent; T(S) = True-sight; T(H) = True-hearing; JA = Detects job abilities; WS = Detects weaponskills; Z(D) = Asleep in Daytime; Z(N) = Asleep at Nighttime

Historical Background

Brontotaur is likely derived from the Brontosaurus ("thunder lizard"), an obsolete synonym of the Apatosaurus ("deceptive lizard"), a genus of sauropod dinosaur that lived about 150 million years ago, during the Jurassic Period (Kimmeridgian and Tithonian ages). It was one of the largest land animals that ever existed, with an average length of 23 meters (75 ft) and a mass of at least 23 metric tons (25 short tons). The name Apatosaurus means 'deceptive lizard', so-given because the chevron bones were similar to those of a prehistoric marine lizard, Mosasaurus.