Dinosaur Academy's 6th "Student of the Month"
Student Quote: “Two spikey thumbs up for my biggest fan, NotAnotherBookstore (FTF)!"
Yearbook photo:
Name: Iguanodon bernissartensis (“iguana tooth [of] Bernissart, Belgium”)
Age: Early Cretaceous (about 113-126 million years ago)
Grade: Herbivore. Love gingko and also TJ’s Collard Green Veggie Wrap.
About my name: I got my name because a) paleontologists found a bunch of my friends hanging out in a coal mine in Bernissart, Belgium, and b) because my teeth look like an iguana’s. I’d just like to point out that this is like being named for your great-great-great-(…to the 200th power)-nephew. Shouldn’t it be the other way around?
Sports: Pssh, they couldn’t handle me. I can’t be on the wrestling team because I’ll jab someone in the rear end with my super-sharp 2-6 inch (5-15 cm) thumb spikes (not that that’s happened before) and I can’t play volleyball, basketball or football because I’ll pop the balls. That’s fine, though, because I was born to be a thespian.
Hobby: I love the theater. I rocketed to fame as a child actor in Disney’s Dinosaur – you know, that movie that you completely forgot even existed until I reminded you just now? I was also the inspiration for original Godzilla (along with Rex and Leggy Steggy).
Something embarrassing about me: When they first found me, they thought my thumb spikes belonged on my nose. I’m a 33 ft (10 m) long, 9 ft (2.7 m) tall, 8800-11,000 lb (3992-4990 kg) dinosaur – a 2 inch horn would be like a beauty mark!
About my cache... GPS is pretty reliable around Sunset Pond. It’s also a popular park, so keep an eye out for muggles. I’m in a pretty exposed location (I didn’t want to bother anyone who might be camping out in areas further off the path), so please try to make sure I’m fully concealed when you replace me. Break a leg, cachers!