Nemegtomaia (SciiFii)

Nemegtomaia gallus is a species of oviraptorid dinosaur that originally lived from what is now Mongolia during the Late Cretaceous Period, about 70 million years ago, as an extinct species, Nemegtomaia barsboldi, and was once extinct, but has since been brought back from extinction by SciiFii and placed into the Cretaceous Safari attraction located at Cretaceous Park in Sacramento, California. Nemegtomaia gallus is a medium-sized oviraptorid that is known to grow to be around 7 feet (2.1 meters) in length, and weigh about 40 kg (85 lb) on average. As an oviraptorosaur, it is almost entirely covered in feathers much like a bird. It has a deep, narrow, and short skull, with an arched crest. Like many oviraptorids, it is toothless and has a short snout with a parrot-like beak, and a pair of tooth-like projections on its palate. It has three fingers; the first is largest and bares a strong claw. Nemegtomaia gallus is classified as a member of the oviraptorid subfamily Heyuanninae, and is the only known member of this group with a cranial crest. Nemegtomaia gallus is an egg-laying animal, like almost all dinosaurs, laying around 7-15 eggs at a time that are placed in a nest made of various vegetation. Nemegtomaia gallus prefers nesting near streams, as those areas provide soft, sandy substrate and food. Nemegtomaia gallus, like other oviraptorids, protects its eggs by covering them with its tail and wing feathers. Nemegtomaia gallus is a known herbivore that primarily feeds on horsetails, ferns, cycads, leaves, pine needles, shrubs, fruits, nuts, pinecones, and seeds. This species is a social animal that lives in flocks of up to about 25 individuals at a time.
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