Torosaurus Trevallyn, Tasmania, Australia
By
OldSaint on 01-Sep-18. Waypoint GA12635
Cache Details
| Difficulty: | |
| Terrain: | |
| Type: | Moveable |
| Container: | Small |
| Coordinates: | S41° 25.251' E147° 6.881' (WGS 84) |
| 55G 509583E 5414516N (UTM) | |
| Elevation: | 4 m |
| Local Government Area: | West Tamar |
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Description
Hidden in the spirit of the Spring Carnival Game 2018
Game Period: 01-Sep-2018 to 30-Sep-2018
Spring Caching Carnival is a game where geocaching Dinosaur Racers will race around the world accumulating finds, moves and distance in order for their owner to be crowned King or Queen of the Spring Caching Carnival.
The game requires you to hide a DINOSAUR on Geocaching Australia on the 1st of September 2018; then you can sit back and watch as your Dinosaur Racer travels Australia and the world. You can also help other Dinosaur Racers by finding and moving them along at Geocaching Australia.
Torosaurus
Torosaurus ("perforated lizard", in reference to the large openings in its frill) is a herbivorous dinosaur that lived between 68 and 66 million years ago, though it is possible that the species range might extend to as far as 69 million years ago. Fossils have been discovered across the Western Interior of North America, from Saskaketcican to southern Texas.
Torosaurus possessed one of the largest skulls of any known land animal. The frilled skull reached up to 2.77 metres (9.1 ft) in length. From head to tail, Torosaurus is thought to have measured about 8 to 9 m (26.2 to 29.5 ft) long and weighed four to six tons. Torosaurus is distinguished from the contemporary Triceratops by an elongate frill with large openings (fenestrae), long squamosal bones of the frill with a trough on their upper surface, and the presence of five or more pairs of hornlets (epoccipitals) on the back of the frill. Torosaurus also lacked the long nose horn seen in Triceratops prorsus, and instead resembled the earlier and more basal Triceratops horridus in having a short nose horn. Three species have been named, Torosaurus latus, T. gladius and T. utahensis. T. gladius is no longer considered a valid species, however.
Pick him up and take him exploring and when you find a nice place for him to hide away from muggles, let it loose.
Hints
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Logs
DNF for us today Found on my way to Ulverstone. Will relocate soon. 
Rated: for Overall Experience
Had to go to Launceston today for a family event today so took the remaining caches that had landed on our doorstep and tried to get them all back out again
This moveable cache was one of a group in a bag that arrived on our doorstep. This will help our tally in the Blitz game we hope, moving them all out again will be a big job but all part of the fun. We'll get them out again in the next couple of days. Thanks for the cache
This morning i was handed a bag of moveables by Trimbletas, this moveable was one of many in the bag. Thanks for a great moveable. 
Found close to my gate today after a couple of shady looking characters arrived. 
Thanks for the presents. Will move on tomorrow TFTC
Thanks for the presents. Will move on tomorrow TFTC Found in the hands of budgietas then moved to trimbletas.
Tftc...cheers ST.
Tftc...cheers ST.
Rated: for Overall Experience
Found at an event in Margate with lots of its friends. Thanks to everyone for a great event
Thanks for the moveable, it was one of the "attendees" at this evening's Moveable Madness Blitz event, an event within an event.
Found this cache at the recent movable event and took it to Ulverstone along with a bag of others.
After a day out caching with WhiteWebbs, Tassie Trekkers and Gooseandegg it was nice to attend the event and catch up with so many other GCA players, while there is found this moveable.
Thanks for the cache.
Thanks for the cache.
Rated: for Overall Experience
Found at today's Blitz Event
Cheers and thanks
OldSaint
Cheers and thanks
OldSaint
Rated: for Overall Experience
Thanks for the moveable.
Spotted this torosaurus guy at today's Blitz Event.
Spotted this torosaurus guy at today's Blitz Event.
Rated: for Overall Experience
Heading to an event will be available after 4pm 
Visiting the home for moveables and this was one of the moveables we collected. Rated: for Overall Experience
Spotted this cache in the hands of Whitewebs. Meet Whitewebs at the "X Marks the Spot 3" cache for a general chin wag and moveable swap.
Nice to see this cache again.
Nice to see this cache again.
Moved back out and ready to be found
back here again today after a couple of movables were dropped off by old Saint. TFTC
quick find on the way home from caching will move today
Rated: for Overall Experience
Today I was sitting at home sick of my lethargy so decided to go for a drive
Updated my GPS with GSAK and checked that all caches had been loaded properly
In the car and loaded the co-ordinates for this cache into the navigator and set off with my best friend.
The drive from Huonville to Hobart was very pleasant, chatting and laughing together
The two lots of road works were the only hindrance to an enjoyable drive; especially the first at which the red light held us up for about fifteen minutes. That’s so annoying when you want to get somewhere in a hurry. Passing through Hobart to the bridge was a breeze. We arrived at a very familiar parking spot on the Eastern Shore and were the only people there. No muggles to interfere with the search.
The walk from the car to Ground Zero was over familiar territory. I thought I knew where the cache would be hidden, but I was wrong! I searched some other familiar hides in the area with no luck.
So, I turned to the GPS and looked at the clue to know what type of hide I was looking for. But for some reason, the GPS did not play ball for some time and I found myself walking around in circles not seeming to get near the hide. I walked slower to give the GPS time to settle better but the unusual performance continued. I couldn’t figure out why it was performing in such an erratic manner as the weather was fine with little wind and almost no cloud cover. The only thing that may have caused interference was the tree cover but it had never created mayhem here previously. As I walked around I couldn’t see anything matching the hide description in the vicinity.
Found one spot in the general area that I thought “Ah! Here it is!” But not so; because if it was the cache had been found, and my search was in vein. Checked the logs on the GPS and the cache was still supposed to be there. Slowed my walking down yet again, and slowly but surely I was being taken to the hide.
There it was as described. The find was made and Sainted at 1235 hours after a search that should not have taken as long as it did. Incidentally, the co-ordinates were spot on. Photographs of the hiding place, your cache and its two hiding mates and the general area were taken.
I gathered up the three caches I had just found as well as my caching equipment and walked back to the car; wondering how many more times would I return to this area to find caches – I wonder? Back at the car where my bestie had been very patient, it was time to head to the next location where I would find two more cache for the day.
My experience today saw me nett five caches for which I took 1899 steps burning 12350 calories to walk 1.55 kilometres.
Updated my GPS with GSAK and checked that all caches had been loaded properly
In the car and loaded the co-ordinates for this cache into the navigator and set off with my best friend.
The drive from Huonville to Hobart was very pleasant, chatting and laughing together
The two lots of road works were the only hindrance to an enjoyable drive; especially the first at which the red light held us up for about fifteen minutes. That’s so annoying when you want to get somewhere in a hurry. Passing through Hobart to the bridge was a breeze. We arrived at a very familiar parking spot on the Eastern Shore and were the only people there. No muggles to interfere with the search.
The walk from the car to Ground Zero was over familiar territory. I thought I knew where the cache would be hidden, but I was wrong! I searched some other familiar hides in the area with no luck.
So, I turned to the GPS and looked at the clue to know what type of hide I was looking for. But for some reason, the GPS did not play ball for some time and I found myself walking around in circles not seeming to get near the hide. I walked slower to give the GPS time to settle better but the unusual performance continued. I couldn’t figure out why it was performing in such an erratic manner as the weather was fine with little wind and almost no cloud cover. The only thing that may have caused interference was the tree cover but it had never created mayhem here previously. As I walked around I couldn’t see anything matching the hide description in the vicinity.
Found one spot in the general area that I thought “Ah! Here it is!” But not so; because if it was the cache had been found, and my search was in vein. Checked the logs on the GPS and the cache was still supposed to be there. Slowed my walking down yet again, and slowly but surely I was being taken to the hide.
There it was as described. The find was made and Sainted at 1235 hours after a search that should not have taken as long as it did. Incidentally, the co-ordinates were spot on. Photographs of the hiding place, your cache and its two hiding mates and the general area were taken.
I gathered up the three caches I had just found as well as my caching equipment and walked back to the car; wondering how many more times would I return to this area to find caches – I wonder? Back at the car where my bestie had been very patient, it was time to head to the next location where I would find two more cache for the day.
My experience today saw me nett five caches for which I took 1899 steps burning 12350 calories to walk 1.55 kilometres.
Rated: for Overall Experience
We arrived back from Flinders Island to find several requests for maintenance, a box of moveables left after the event and some new caches. We put today aside to get these jobs done. After maintenance was completed nearby we dropped off two little moveables. This was one.
I spotted quite few movables at the Celebrating Tasmania's Caching Pioneers event to day. Thanks OldSaint!
Viewed this movable at the event in Ulverstone. Nice to see some movables at these events.
TFTC
TFTC
Spotted at the event in Ulverstone today. We dropped some off but didn't take any with us. Thanks for the cache
Found Torosaurus tagging along with Bill E Gote. He will accompany the goat to tomorrows event.
Collected from WazzaAndWenches on a very quick visit, now he’s ready to return to his state of origin, (knew you’d like that phrase OldSaint), to escape Covid.
Rated: for Overall Experience
Picked up on a very short visit to Wagga. Now heading to the State of Covid.
Picked this up today. This had what looked like a white spider sack hanging from it. I deposited the sack in the fire, rather than allow something to hatch inside my house. TFTC OldSaint.
Rated: for Overall Experience
Quick find. Movables are fun! It's good to be allowed to be out and about, even in a small way.
Stretching the legs after lock-down so decided to head off and grab a cache or two. A quick grab here today with Just a cacher.
Thanks for the cache OldSaint
Thanks for the cache OldSaint
Rated: for Overall Experience
Collected at an event yesterday and will move on shortly.
Thanks for the cache OldSaint.
Thanks for the cache OldSaint.
#GA3670 - 14:35; After a few days in Sydney with the geohoney, we were headed back to our hotel to collect the geomobile and head for home when we were passing by the posted coords for this moveable. I was undeterred by the December DNF on Toro's mate Gary, as I had a rough idea about the possible hide. The first area inspected left me empty handed, but after passing through the tunnel, my efforts were rewarded with a find on Toro and his mate. Now headed off to tour the National Capital for a bit. TFTC OldSaint
Rated: for Overall Experience
As the Torosaurus strongly leans to being a Minotaur pawn at this time, I wanted him out of my region. So I took him out of the state. One small step for Phoenix, one short plane ride for Torosaurus. 
I had a single hour to find 12 moveable caches to both my East and West and somehow, in my madness, I managed it. This moveable has come home with me to be relocated soon. I find his texture a little disturbing, to be honest. TFTC
Rated: for Overall Experience
Torosaurus is hoping to take part in a dinosaur invasion of SE Australia. Waiting with a little duck.
After watching the Orange Roughy heading off on its penultimate summer in the Southern Ocean we headed to the eastern shore to catch up with family. Picked up a group of moveables that had been hiding in a large log for some time. This was one of them.
They will be back out soon
They will be back out soon
Grabbed will do a few last moves before the game ends. it has been a fun and busy month
Rated: for Overall Experience
Cache hidden close to home as i'm done in.
Ready to be found again
Thanks to all the CO's for all the fun chasing these around the state!
Ready to be found again
Thanks to all the CO's for all the fun chasing these around the state!
A bit of a run out for me to find a load of dino's, chasing the goose doesnt have the same level of enjoyment as chasing birds in my youth let me tell you!
Left home at 8.45am and got home at 8pm, i'm too old for this stuff, i'm knackered!
Quick find and will hide later today
Left home at 8.45am and got home at 8pm, i'm too old for this stuff, i'm knackered!
Quick find and will hide later today
Rated: for Overall Experience
What a busy month it's been. I've been drunk out of beer and cider so thank goodness it's nearly over. Will move soon
An early appointment in town led to a quick find of this dino. TFTM
Rated: for Overall Experience
After collecting a heap of moveables I dropped off a load of them here in a good little spot, i'm sure they wont be here long what with the game coming to an end this weekend.
Running around all day with dinosaurs. I didn't get much work done. 
Will be back out soon
Will be back out soon
