Dromiceiomimus

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Job: Family: Raptor Weak to: Water Strong to: Fire Burning Circle Notorious Monster

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Zone	Level	Drops	Steal	Spawns	Notes
Balga's Dais				2	A, L, H, Sc ??? 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

Notes:

• Appears in the following BCNMs: Rapid Raptors

Historical Background

Dromiceiomimus is an extinct genus of dinosaur. It lived during the late Cretaceous period, 80-65 mya. It was an ornithomimid (bird-like dinosaur) around 4m (12 feet) long. They ate eggs from other dinosaurs and insects. They were noted for their large eyes and may have been nocturnal. It could also run extremely fast, speculated at 64 kph or 40 mph. It resided in North America. It was first described in the 1920s as Struthiomimus, but was renamed to Dromiceiomimus in 1972 when the Genus was divided into 3 separate genera. Dromiceiomimus means “emu mimic” (the emu is a modern flightless bird similar to an ostrich).