Dryptotaur

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

Dryptotaur

Zone	Level	Drops	Steal	Spawns	Notes
Beaucedine Glacier (S)	79 - 80	Taurus Horn (???%) Taurus Wing (???%)		10 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

Notes:

• Located on the same plateau as the Fortifications, usually near Gawpers.
• Shadowbind from a Ranger does take effect, but the effect wears off instantly.
• Have an extremely narrow cone of sight.

Historical Background

Dryptotaur is likely derived from the Dryptosaurus ("tearing lizard"), a genus of primitive tyrannosaur that lived in Eastern North America during the Maastrichtian stage of the Late Cretaceous period. A famous painting of the genus by Charles R. Knight has made it one of the more widely-known dinosaurs, in spite of its poor fossil record. Its specific name aquilunguis is Latin for "having claws like an eagle's".