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Hadrosaurus foulkii "The Dinosaur" Mystery Cache

Hidden : 1/27/2009
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:



The cache is located in Becker Park in Roseland, New Jersey. A visit to the contiguous Walter Kidde Dinosaur Park ( Becker V2.0 - GC48F2 ) is highly recommended.


Hadrosaurus foulkii (New Jersey State Dinosaur)

Hadrosaurus foulkii was discovered on a farm near Haddonfield, NJ in 1838. After the second excavation in 1858, there were enough bones to assemble the most complete dinosaur skeleton ever reconstructed. The famed paleontologist, Dr. Joseph Leidy, named it Hadrosaurus foulkii (''Foulke's bulky lizard'') in honor of William Parker Foulke, who led the first dig. With the display of the reconstructed skeleton at the Philadelphia Academy of Sciences in 1868, the science of North American paleontology was born. Casts of the skeleton were soon exported to Europe, and museums around the world began to display their own dinosaur skeletons, delighting the public and giving them their first glimpse into the Age of Dinosaurs.

Hadrosaurus lived during the Cretaceous Period, about 80 million years ago. This duckbilled dinosaur was usually quadrupedal, but could rear up on two legs while running or stretching to feed on high vegetation. It was about 25 feet long, 10 feet high at the shoulder, and weighed as much as 8 tons.

The cache is an Ammo can containing GREAT STUFF FOR KIDS of all ages! There are "Authentic" 150 million year old Dinosaur Bone fragments, Imitation Dino Poop, Baby Dinosaurs, a log and pen and pencil. PLEASE REHIDE THE CACHE AS WELL OR BETTER THAN HOW YOU FOUND IT! Stealth Required!

HINT: Momma's Watching from above!!!

Please do not include photos of the "Hint" in your logs.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Snyyra Gerr Ubyybj.

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)