V is for Velociraptor Traditional Cache
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This cache is a small lock and lock container. It was initially stocked with small dromaeosaurid dinosaurs.
Velociraptor was a bipedal, feathered carnivore with a long, stiffened tail and an enlarged sickle-shaped claw on each hindfoot, which is thought to have been used to kill its prey. It is one of the dinosaur genera most familiar to the general public due to its prominent role in the Jurassic Park motion picture series. In the films it was shown with many anatomical inaccuracies, including being much larger than it was in reality and without feathers.
Velociraptor was a mid-sized dromaeosaurid, with adults measuring up to 7 feet long, 1.5 feet high at the hip, and weighing up to 33 lbs. It had a large manus ('hand') with three strongly curved claws, which were similar in construction and flexibility to the wing bones of modern birds. The second digit was a relatively large, sickle-shaped claw. This enlarged claw, which could be over 6.5 cm (2.6 in) long around its outer edge, was most likely a predatory device used to tear into prey, possibly delivering a fatal blow.
In 2007, paleontologists reported the discovery of quill knobs on a well-preserved Velociraptor forearm from Mongolia, confirming the presence of feathers in this species.
When I was young, dinosaurs were one of the things that got me interested in science. It is my hope that these dino caches will have the same effect on the kids who find them.
Young children should feel free to take one of the Dinos without replacement. When the contents drops below 1-2 saurians, leave a note in the log and I'll try to top off the container.
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