Dinosaurs in California? Traditional Cache

This cache has been archived.

Nomex: Hi
As there's been no cache to find for months, I'm temporarily archiving this to keep it from continually showing up in search lists. Just contact us when you have the cache repaired, [RED]and assuming it still meets the guidelines[/RED], we'll be happy to unarchive it.

Don't hesitate to email me via the link on my Profile if you have any questions. [red]Please be sure to include the cache name and GC Code, or better yet, the URL of the cache page.[/red]

Thanks for your cooperation!
Nomex
Northern California Volunteer Cache Reviewer

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Hidden : 8/15/2009
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
3.5 out of 5

Size: Size: regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

The cache is a decent sized jar with camo. Large enough to hold items. Cache currently contains some dinosaur related eggs. Remember, knowledge is power...and you never know when you might run into a California dinosaur. Not sure whats going on with this area and dead animals. Maybe it's a dinosaur graveyard or something. So plug your nose and make the find!!

When placing this cache, we thought dinosaur after looking around the area. It even smells like there could be a few dinosaurs buried in the area.

Hadrosaurs (duck-billed dinosaurs) were common large herbivorous dinosaurs that lived near the end of the Cretaceous, at the same time as Triceratops and Tyrannosaurus. Most of the dinosaur fossils found in California are isolated bones of hadrosaurs, which can be identified by their distinctive arrangement of knobs and muscle attachment scars.

Hadrosaurs (Greek for "bulky lizard") are also known as the "duck-billed dinosaurs" because of their long flattened snouts. They first appeared during the Cretaceous period, near the end of the Age of Dinosaurs. Hadrosaurs were very common dinosaurs and fossils have been found throughout North America, Europe, and Asia. Based on their teeth, paleontologists believe that hadrosaurs were herbivores. Their teeth were mostly small and leaf-shaped, but there were plenty of them. Some hadrosaurs had almost 900 teeth! The hadrosaurs ranged in size from about 10 feet long (the size of a small car) to 40 feet long (the size of a school bus). They weighed up to 3 ½ tons, about as much as two cars!

We wondered if this type of dinosaur would eat from high in the trees, or low in the bushes.

There is only one access to this cache. Please be careful in this area as cars travel fast and furious along this stretch of road. Watch for stickers and the usual creepy crawlies. There was no poison oak when we placed this cache, but always be watchful for it. We had a really tough time with the coordinates, so this is a average of four readings. If you can get better readings, please feel free to let us know. PLEASE.....Replace as found and as always.....Enjoy!!

Congrats for FTF - LATESVAK

Congrats on 500th Cache - HazelBell

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

V qbhog guvf glcr bs qvab ngr sebz gur tebhaq.

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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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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