Ithynkeysaurus Traditional Cache

This cache has been archived.

Skookum Bear: As the cache owner has not indicated that they have visited the cache location to replace it if it was missing, perform needed maintenance, or verify that it is still there within a reasonable amount of time, I am regretfully archiving the cache to clear it from the active cache database and open the area to new caching opportunities. If the cache owner would like to replace a cache at this location, please submit a new geocache listing and it will be reviewed under the current Geocaching guidelines.

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Skookum Bear
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Hidden : 8/11/2008
Difficulty:
1 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

This cache was placed to recognize the contribution made by a local company, Atlas Copco, to aid in the discovery of archeological endeavors.

This is my first attempt at a cache hide. The terrain difficulty is due to the lack of a sidewalk in the area, so please be careful of speeding (yes, speeding) vehicles while in the area. Also, while there is parking available, on weekends and evenings there is only parking a couple hundred meters away. So, depending on the time of your visit, it may be a "park and grab", or it may not.
I decided to place this cache here after learning about Atlas Copco's archeological contribution.

This is not a safe place to bring children, nor pets, and the area is not wheelchair accessible.

Please bring your own writing implement, as there is no room to supply one for cache finders.

Atlascopcosaurus loadsi
Pronounced: AT-las-KOP-kuh-SAWR-us
Meaning: Atlas Copco Lizard
Discovered: 1984
Project: Revealed 85 fossil bone fragments with the excavation of 60 metres of tunnel over 10 years.
Time: Cretaceous Early Aptian Albian (121 to 97 Million Years Ago)
Conservation status: Fossil (extinct)
Colour image of running A. loadsi
Taxonomic Classification
Level Designation
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Sauropsida
Superorder Dinosauria
Order Ornithischia
Suborder Cerapoda
Infraorder Ornithopoda
Family Hypsilophondontidae
Genus Atlascopcosaurus
Species loadsi

Binomial Name: Atlascopcosaurus loadsi

Diet: Herbivorous
Stature: Bipedal
Fossilsite: Otway Group, Dinosaur Cove, Victoria, Australia
Length: 2.7 m (9 feet)
Height: 1 m (3 feet)
Weight: 120 kg (250 lbs)
 A. loadsi to Human scale comparison
  This picture shows A. loadsi in relative scale to an adult Human.

The Atlascopcosaurus was a herbivorous biped, standing about one (1) meter tall and measuring at 2.7 meters in length. It weighed in at approximately 120 kilograms.

Map of Australian Continental Shift The genus classification is derived from information known about the resemblance to Zephyrosaurus, which has similar maxillary teeth, except for the more pronounced development of the primary ridge and placement. The discovery was made possible by the generous donation of mining equipment and experience by the Atlas Copco Company for the archeological expeditions. The species was named after William Loads, who worked for the company as the State Manager at the time, and was a volunteer at the site.

The discovery was made possible by the generous donation of mining equipment and experience by the Atlas Copco Company for the archeological expeditions. The species was named after William Loads, who worked for the company as the State Manager at the time, and was a volunteer at the site.

Located in "Dinosaur Cove", in southeastern Australia's state of Victoria, the archeological dig was discovered in 1984. The picture to the right shows a graphical representation of the continental shift, from 104 million years ago to present day, of the Australian continent.

Map of Dinosaur Cove

Source Material:
DinoData
Natural History Museum
Yahoo! Kids
WikiPedia		 http://www.dinodata.org/
http://www.internt.nhm.ac.uk/jdsml/nature-online/dino-directory/
http://kids.yahoo.com/dinosaurs/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlascopcosaurus

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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Decryption Key

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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)


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