Apatatosaurus was an herbivorous sauropod that was found throughout North America during the Late Jurassic period, about 150 million years ago. It had an average length of 21-23 m (69-75 ft) and an average weight of around 18,000 kg (40,000 lbs). Its cervical vertebrae are not as long, and are more robustly constructed, than those of Diplodocus, while the bones in the leg appear larger, which suggests it was a stronger animal.
Apatatosaurus is a diplodocid with a small skull, lined chisel-like teeth, and a large snout. Its neck vertebrae are bifurcated and surrounded by an enormous trough at the middle, resulting in a large deep neck. The neck’s large size was full of a large system of air sacs to help with weight. Apatosaurus, as well as its close cousin Supersaurus, has high neural spines, which comprise over half of the bones that make up its vertebrae. The tail is comparatively thin due to the declining height of the vertebral column.
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The cache is not at the posted coordinates, but you may begin your search from any point in the world!
This Wherigo converts your player into a virtual version of the "Reverse Cache Box" which tells you the distance to the cache, but not the bearing. You may begin your search from any spot in the world using your Smartphone or Whereigo compatible GPS to navigate to the cache.
A tutorial on Reverse Wherigo caches can be found here: Reverse Wherigo Tutorial.
This cartridge is available to download from the wherigo.com website.
Your task is to find the cache by periodically querying your Reverse Cache Box for the distance to the final location. Try to use your Reverse Cache Box as few times as possible. All instructions and necessary information needed to complete the cartridge is contained within it. The cartridge is multilingual.
To begin, you will have to type this code into your player:
613340
786355
140065
It is suggested that you take the code with you on your journey. It will be needed if it becomes necessary to restart your player for any reason.
When you have reached the final, you will be given some statistics on your quest. If you wish, you may enter the details into your log, and also post the number of times you calculated the distance.
At the end of the game, you will be given a personal pass-code which you can enter into the cartridge if you select "create" rather than "play" when you start the cartridge. Save this code, and if you ever wish to create your own reverse cache, you can do so.
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This cache is located in the Mojave Desert, where temperatures can be extreme and traveling can be dangerous. You will want a high-clearance vehicle with four-wheel drive. Before heading out, please let someone know where you are going, and pack extra food and water in your vehicle.