D is for Dinosaur Den Traditional Cache
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***There is no need to move rocks in the stone wall*** This cache is to fulfill vocabulary Virus (GC17180.) This cache is on private property with permission of owner, on a snowmobile trail. Please be respectful. Watch for snowmobiles in winter.
Trade for dinosaur related items if possible. Take a flash card. In your online log write something you learned about that dinosaur. If you dare, start a cache about the dinosaur you chose.
Dinosaurs were a varied group of animals. Paleontologists have identified over 500 distinct general and more than 1,000 different species of dinosaur, and remains have been found on every continent on Earth. Some dinosaurs were herbivorous, others carnivorous. Some were bipedal, others quadrupedal, and others were able to shift between these body postures. Many species developed elaborate skeletal modifications such as bony armor, horns or crests. Although generally known for their large size, many dinosaurs were human-sized or even smaller. Most major groups of dinosaurs are known to have built nests and laid eggs, suggesting an oviparity similar to that of modern birds.
The term "dinosaur" was coined in 1842 by Sir Richard Owen and derives from Greek (deinos) "terrible, powerful, wondrous" + (sauros) "lizard". Through the first half of the twentieth century, most of the scientific community believed dinosaurs to have been sluggish, unintelligent cold-blooded animals. Most research conducted since the 1970s, however, has supported what has since become the scientific consensus view: that dinosaurs were active animals with elevated metabolisms and numerous adaptations for social interaction.
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