Hadrosaur: Lost World of Westland Series Letterbox Hybrid
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Hadrosaur: Lost World of Westland Series
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Walking through these woods will remind you of the days when the Dinosaur walked the Earth. Come out and see what the world looked like 150 million years ago. And also do a little caching while your at it.
To minimize walking, find in alphabetical order.
Name: Hadrosaurus (Greek for "sturdy lizard"); pronounced HAY-dro-SORE-us
Habitat: Woodlands of North America
Historical Period: Late Cretaceous (80-75 million years ago)
Size and Weight: About 30 feet long and 7 tons
Diet: Plants
Distinguishing Characteristics: Large size; broad, flat beak
About Hadrosaurus:
Hadrosaurus is simultaneously a very important and a very obscure dinosaur. It was the first near-complete dinosaur skeleton ever to be discovered in North America (in 1858, in Haddonfield, New Jersey), and it gave its name to a populous class of herbivores--the hadrosaurs, or duck-billed dinosaurs. Celebrating this history, New Jersey named Hadrosaurus its official state dinosaur in 1991. However, as far as duck-billed dinosaurs are concerned, Hadrosaurus itself occupies the far fringes of paleontology. To date, no one has discovered this dinosaur's skull, so recreations are based on the skulls of similar genera, such as Gryposaurus. Also, Hadrosaurus appears to be the only member of its genus, prompkting some paleontologists to speculate that it may really be a species (or specimen) of another genus of hadrosaur.
THE DIRECTIONS
Start at posted coordinates will put you at a huge tree split down the middle.
Walk another 40 PACES South west then STOP and turn to the RIGHT, there you'll see a tree with the initials W I carved into it. At this point bushwhack perpendicular from the path 22 PACES and look for a fallen tree. Under the base of the tree and you'll find Hadrosaur.
**** Please be prepared this area can be very muddy at cert ain times of the year****
****Remember to follow all directions EXACTLY****
****Bring bug spray****
****Good Boots****
****Compass****
This cache is located within The Holliday Forest & Wildlife Preserve a part of the Wayne county park system. All caches are placed with permission. The Holliday Forest & Wildlife Preserve contains approximately 550 acres along the valley of what is known as Tonquish Creek in the northwest part of the County of Wayne.
This land was acquired by the County for the purpose of habitat preservation through the estate of Mr. Arthur J. Richardson, a Detroit Banker. Mr. Richardson, a philanthropist who died in 1938, stipulated in his will that the County establish a park in honor of his uncle William P. Holliday, who was a life long mentor.
It took over twenty years to assemble hundreds of little parcels that eventually became the Holliday Wildlife Preserve in 1958.
This three-mile section of the Tonquish Creek watershed is in its natural state, containing thickets, upland woods, wetlands and meadows. The foot trails that follow the streambed date back to the days of the Potowanami Indians who fished and trapped this rich land. Chief Tonquish was killed and buried on the lands within the preserve |
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