Gallimimus

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***Gallimimus*** is a genus of ornithomimid dinosaur that originated from Late Cretaceous Asia. The largest species of ornithomimid available on the Five Deaths, *Gallimimus* are first unlocked by the Hammond Foundation on Isla Tacaño.

## History

*Gallimimus* was first bred by InGen for the original Jurassic Park on Isla Nublar. Based on an InGen report, the original herd of *Gallimimus* on Isla Nublar numbered 24 individuals, though by 1994, their numbers dropped dramatically to nine due to constant *Tyrannosaurus* attacks.

On Isla Sorna, there was an original population count of twenty. However, it is unknown if and how this figure changed over time, due to the island being abandoned after Hurricane Clarissa hit the island. It is assumed that because of the frog DNA added to the *Gallimimus* genome, some animals changed sex and began breeding.

After Jurassic World was completed in 2004, *Gallimimus* was exhibited in the Gallimimus Valley attraction, where tourists could take a safari ride through the valley among the *Gallimimus*. Guests could also interact with juvenile *Gallimimus* in the Gentle Giants Petting Zoo. Three years later, *Gallimimus* were encountered during the eruption of Mount Sibo, which threatened it and the other species of resurrected dinosaur with extinction. Several *Gallimimus* were successfully transported to the mainland. These specimens were later released from their cages alongside numerous other species of dinosaurs, into the wilds of northern California.

Four years after the incident at Lockwood Manor, many *Gallimimus* roamed the wilderness freely, with some being captured and taken to a sanctuary created by BioSyn.

## Characteristics

The largest ornithomimid in the *Evolution* series, *Gallimimus* is an ostrich-like dinosaur known for its speed – which has been compared to that of a cheetah. Although its name translates to "*Chicken Mimic*", *Gallimimus* is the largest of the ornithomimid dinosaurs. The name refers to its neck vertebrae, which are similar to those of chickens. Fast, agile, intelligent and with excellent vision, *Gallimimus* is well adapted to evading predators. The base genome of *Gallimimus* has is primarily orange, with darker brown stripes running down its head, neck, and back.

### Behaviour

*Gallimimus* is an excellent and versatile dinosaur for small and large herbivore enclosures. They have a fairly long lifespan and excellent immunity against diseases. Their minimum exhibit space requirement is rather low and they're inexpensive to incubate. Like other Ornithomimidae, *Gallimimus* is a herding animal, and can live with up to eighteen other *Gallimimus*, as well as twenty three other dinosaurs of varying species. With the *Claire's Sanctuary* expansion pack, *Gallimimus* display a preference for Palms, with a secondary preference for Horsetails and Grasses. Conversely, they are harmed when they consume Paw Paw, Mosses and Cycads.

## Paleontology

Gallimimus is one of the largest, if not, the largest and best understood of the Ornithomimidae family. Like other genera such as *Struthiomimus*, it had long legs, a long neck, and a toothless beak. The diet of this family of dinosaurs has always been a point of debate, but from stomach contents containing gastrolith stones and wear and tear on beaks suggest that *Gallimimus* was mostly herbivorous. Gallimimus also had a wide field of vision, which was useful for spotting predators such as *Tarbosaurus* or packs of *Zanabazar*.

The first *Gallimimus* fossil was discovered in a Polish-Mongolian expedition in the Nemgt Formation in the Gobi Desert in 1964 by Polish paleobiologist Zofia Kielan-Jaworowska when she excavated a partial skeleton in the sands of the Nemegt Basin. Further exploration of the area in the next few years unearthed more *Gallimimus* bones, giving researchers a more rounded understanding of the genus. Only one species of this genus has so far been discovered.

### Paleoecology

*Gallimimus* lived in Mongolia during the Late Cretaceous period, approximately 70 million years ago, living near rivers, lakes and streams and feeding on ground-level plants and shrubs. Mongolia at this time was rich with a myriad of dinosaur genus, including other theropods such as the fearsome tyrannosaurids *Tarbosaurus* and *Alioramus*, the dromaeosaurid *Adasaurus*, the enormous basal ornithomimosaur *Deinocheirus*, a wide variety of oviraptorosaurids such as *Avimimus* and *Conchoraptor*, as well as the mysterious theropod *Therizinosaurus*. Alongside these were more conventional dinosaurs; the hadrosaur *Saurolophus*, the pachycephalosaurids *Homalocephale* and *Prenocephale*, and the ankylosaurids *Saichania* and *Tarchia* as well as the sauropods *Nemegtosaurus* and *Opisthocoelicaudia*.

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## Behind the scenes

To create the *Gallimimus*, the development team acquired the 3D model that was created for the *Jurassic World* films by Industrial Light & Magic, to create the most authentic representation of the dinosaur. It was officially revealed in a Species Profile on March 2, 2018.

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## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 *What Killed the Gene Guard Act?*. (February 23, 2018). Dinosaur Protection Group. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
2. ↑ Trevorrow, Colin. (Director). (2015). *Jurassic World* [Film]. Universal Pictures.
3. ↑ Bayona, J. A. (Director). (2018). *Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom* [Film]. Universal Pictures.
4. ↑ Trevorrow, Colin. (Director). (2022). *Jurassic World Dominion* [Film]. Universal Pictures.
5. ↑ Krupa, Daniel (May 16, 2018). HOW JURASSIC WORLD EVOLUTION MADE ITS T.REX - IGN FIRST *IGN*. Retrieved June 14, 2018
6. ↑ Frontier Developments. (March 2, 2018). *Species Profile - Gallimimus* [Video]. YouTube. Retrieved October 26, 2019.