Cryptid #066: “Tube O’ Dinos”

 

Class: Naiad

 

Destruction Procedures: #066-2 instances are easy to destroy and pose no threat.  066-1 can be destroyed by any means normal plastic can be damaged. 066-1 and all 066-2 instances should be contained within a small-artifact containment cell but may be brought out for recreational purposes.

 

Description: #066-1 is a corked plastic tube with a label displaying colorful landscape with dinosaurs and prehistoric plant-life. In bright colorful letters, “Dr. Wondertainment’s Terrible Lizards!” is etched below the landscape and has a sell-by date of 03/14/200█. Although nothing happens if opened, if shaken, the tube will produce a miniature living dinosaur, composed completely of plastic. Despite being expired, all 066-2 instances have no defects or detrimental behavior.  It has been noted that 066-2 instances of the same species, created at different times, have been “updated,” to keep up with the paleontology community’s knowledge of the dinosaur’s features. 066-2 instances have been noted to eat, drink, and sleep. When deprived of nutrients, they appear to hibernate, and awaken when food is available. Instances appear to have behavior expected of the represented species.

 

Note found along with #066-1:

 

“Hey Kids! Have you ever thought, ‘gee, wouldn’t it be fantastic to play with dinosaurs?’ Well now you can! With Dr. Wondertainment’s Brand-New Terrible Lizards®! All you must do is shake Dr. Wondertainment’s Evolution-in-a-Bottle®*  and open! Now you have your own Eden to play with dinosaurs! Make sure to give your herbivores a salad or two and give your carnivores a few scraps off your plate! Completely safe for kids of all ages.**

 

                                             *Evolution-in-a-Bottle® does not contain the manifestation of evolution.

                                             **ages nine and up.”

 

Test 066-1: Tube is shaken. A small replica of a triceratops falls out. It begins to crawl about. Of note is it’s sprawling lizard like posture.

 

Test 066-2: Tube is shaken. Carnotaurus replica falls out, immediately attempts combat with the triceratops. Dinosaurs are quickly separated. Carnotaurus has elephantine skin, bull like horns, and is much more muscular than creature is theorized to have been.

 

Test 066-3: Tube is shaken and an Oviraptor replica falls out. On the suggestion of Researcher H, a hard boiled egg is provided. The oviraptor trues desperately to crack the egg, before it is separated. The oviraptor is lacking all feathers, and seems to have a fixation with eggs, fitting the outdated “egg thief” moniker.

 

Notes: No dinosaur battles or betting shall be organized or permitted. Please be professional.