Many-Toothed Pelecanimimus
This descendant of Pelecanimimus unculodon hunts in the waters of Zone 4 and nests along the southern coast of Zone D on ledges and rocky cliffs. It has developed tolerance to the Wyvern Plague (Ventricapillus hemolaimus) by producing antibodies that block the Wyvern Plague and it now has twice as many teeth. Baby teeth form before the adult teeth but are not pushed out due to a wider tooth socket and are displaced by the adult teeth erupting from the gums. In their ancestor the adult teeth knocked out the baby teeth.
The extra teeth were selected for as they filtered smaller prey out of the waters. Many-Toothed Pelecanimimus will soar over the water and skim with its lower jaw in order to hunt for food at the surface. Water can still drain from its mouth as there are openings between the teeth and it will swallow its prey whole without chewing.
Many-Toothed Pelecanimimus grows to one meter (1 m) in length from head to tail and has a wingspan of one-hundred thirty centimeters (130 cm). It will commonly hunt prey that is small enough to swallow and goes to the surface, which includes Civitoslontus communis, Gendia extendum (Sad Gendia), Gendia makari (Cyclops Herring), Metatestudius fungicomendenti, Nataresukus spinoyonxii (Staghorn Narr), Respirapiscus lunga, Respirapiscus pupadarco (Common Dracopup), and Ruminasqualus lepidoptera. It will also prey on smaller members of Bulimagnathusensis mimicus, Dunkleognathusensis espeare, Placviscoslontus flotensis, and Ruminasqualus unguladontus (Cow Shark), but only those that it can swallow.
Many-Toothed Pelecanimimus mates in the spring on coastal cliffs.
They lay three (3) eggs on rocks and the chicks take ten to twelve weeks (10-12 wks) to mature. Parents nest in pairs and swap between hunting for food and protecting the chicks from other wyverns who may try to kick out the chicks to reduce competition. Males have an area of red skin and stripes on the throat around the eyes to signify sexual dimorphism and status. Both sexes have white feathers used for camouflage. Although Many-Toothed Pelecanimimus will usually leave most wyvern encounters to preserve themselves, if cornered or defending a nest, they will resort to hacking their head up-and-down to drive off the opponent. The teeth of the top jaw are what are driven at the enemy.
