DinoCache Series #13 - Trystan the Pteranodon Traditional Cache

This is the thirteenth in a series of caches 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 prehistoric creature in this cache is a Pteranodon called Trystan. Trystan is a type of Pterosaur. Pteranodon literally means 'No teeth and winged'. Trystan has very little to worry about from Rick, Alan, Steve or Ted. Ernie has had a snap at him though.

•  Pteranodon is a genus of Pterosaurs which included some of the largest known flying reptiles, with wingspans over 6 metres (20 ft)

 • It existed during the late Cretaceous geological period of North America in present day Kansas, Alabama, Nebraska, Wyoming, and South Dakota.

• More fossil specimens of Pteranodon have been found than any other pterosaur, with about 1,200 specimens known to science, many of them well preserved with nearly complete skulls and articulated skeletons.

• Pteranodon was not a dinosaur. By definition, all dinosaurs belong to either order within Dinosauria, either Saurischia or Ornithiscia. As such, this excludes pterosaurs. Nonetheless, Pteranodon is frequently featured in dinosaur media and is strongly associated with dinosaurs by the general public. Plus it's in all the dinosaur films.

• Pteranodon is thought to have walked on all fours, when not soaring around majestically like a leathery toothless hell-lizard.

• The fact that the crests on each specimen found vary so much rules out most practical functions other than for use in mating displays. Therefore, display was probably the main function of the crest, and any other functions were secondary.

• He is at knee height.