DinoCache Series #5 - Cornelia the Corythosaurus Traditional Cache

This is the fifth in a series called Dinocaches. I like dinosaurs. Each cache should have some sort of very cheaply made plastic dinosaur inside. Please leave the dinosaur in the container. The dinosaur in this cache is a Corythosaurus. Her name is Cornelia. She's an herbivore, like Tim and Des. Seeds, nuts and plants are her food of choice. Leave her a friend if you want.

Please leave the cache exactly as you found it.

•  Corythosaurus was a herbivore (plant-eater) that lived in North America during the late Cretaceous Period, about 80 to 65 million years ago.

 • Corythosaurus was about 30 feet (9.1 meters) long, and weighed around 5 tons.

• Corythosaurus had a bony crest on its head which connected to its nostrils: this may have been used to make sounds, to help keep it cool, or to enhance its sense of smell.

• It was once thought that Corythosaurus, and other duckbill dinosaurs may have been aquatic (and that the crest may have been used as snorkel), but it is now known that they were in fact well-adapted land animals. They lived in herds, eating leaves, seeds, pine needles and fruit. If attacked by predators such as Ted the T-Rex, Corythosaurus could sprint away on two legs, and may even have taken to water.

• The first specimen of Corythosaurus was discovered in 1912 by Barnum Brown by Red Deer River in Alberta, Canada. This specimen consisted of a nearly complete skeleton, even including fossilized skin. Unfortunately, this specimen was lost when the ship (the "Mount Temple") that was carrying it to Britain was sunk during the First World War.