Hello, folks! lt's me
the Conductor
Today we're going to meet
a dinosaur called Spinosaurus!
He's one of the biggest carnivores ever!
So c'mon along with me
on the Dinosaur Train!
All aboaaaarrrd!
DlNOSAUR TRAlN DlNOSAUR TRAlN
ONCE UPON A TlME THERE WAS A MOM
HER NAME WAS MRS. PTERANODON
SlTTlN' ON HER NEST SHE HEARD A SCRATCHlNG
AND SAlD
OH, BOY! MY EGGS ARE HATCHlNG!
ONE BY ONE, HER KlDS POPPED FREE
BABY PTERANODONS , ONE, TWO, THREE
l'LL NAME YOU TlNY SHlNY, AND DON!
BUT TlNY SAlD
WAlT, THERE'S ONE MORE, MOM!
THE LAST LlTTLE BABY WAS A DlFFERENT SlZE
WlTH TEETH AND A TAlL AND BlG GREEN EYES
HE DlDN'T LOOK ANYTHlNG LlKE THE REST
WHAT AM l DOlNG lN A PTERANODON NEST?
BUT DEAR OLD MRS. PTERANODON SAlD
THlS lS YOUR FAMlLY, AND l'M YOUR MOM!
YOU MAY BE DlFFERENT BUT WE'RE ALL CREATURES
ALL DlNOSAURS HAVE DlFFERENT FEATURES!
COME ON, BUDDY! WE'LL TAKE A VACATlON!
l'LL GET US A TlCKET AT PTERANODON STATlON,
WE'LL TRAVEL THE WORLD lN SUNSHlNE AND RAlN,
AND MEET ALL THE SPEClES ON THE
DlNOSAUR TRAlN DlNOSAUR TRAlN
WE'RE GONNA RlDE
THE DlNOSAUR TRAlN!
l wish! l wish!
Today l'm taking you someplace
extra special to fish!
Where, Dad, where?!
Through the Time Tunnel
to the Big Misty Sea
smack in the middle of
the Cretaceous Time Period!
Hello there Pteranodon Family!
Where to today?
We're goin' fishin'
at The Big Misty Sea!
Well, reel me in and weigh me!
You kids are lucky
that's some mighty fine fishing!
ALL ABOAAAAAAARRD!
l'll zoom down to the water
and catch a fish thiiiis big!
Well, l'm gonna swoop in
and catch a fish as long as
this bench!
Gee, Buddy, sorry about all
the flying and fishing talk.
l know you can't fly.
Aw, it's okay, Tiny
l love being official fish spotter
and eater!
Hey... you know how we
sometimes lift you up
and fly you to the train station
or the Big Pond?
Yeah...?
We could hold your arms
and fly you over the water
so you can fish too!
Wow! Would you guys really?
Sure! Okay! Absolutely!!
YAY! l'm gonna catch
a fish THlS big!
Aw, l have to work while you all fish!
Well, at least l won't run
into the Old Spinosaurus!
The Old What-a-saurus?!
Oh, right! You kids have
never been to the Big Misty
Sea before! You don't know about.
The Old Spinosaurus!
Oooooh!
Whoa! He's HUUUUUGE!
One of the largest carnivores
to ever roam the earth!
Look at that giant crest
thing-y on his back!
Yep! lt's called a sail-fin!
And you'll get a better idea
of how big he is if you run into him.
lF we run into him?
How could we miss a guy that big?
Well, the Old Spinosaurus
is a cranky old feller
wants to be left alone
FlNE with me! l'll leave him alone.
He stands on two legs
like me. And look
he's got three-toed feet
l have a hypothesis:
the Old Spinosaurus is a theropod
Just like you! Yes, Buddy,
he sure is! Good observation!
But why does he hang out at
the Big Misty Sea?
He must eat meat instead of fish
he's a theropod!
Maybe he eats both!
We can test your hypothesis
if we see him.
My, how time flies
Time Tunnel!
Time Tunnel approaching!
Big Misty Sea!
Big Misty Sea Station
in another part of the
Cretaceous Time Period!
Bye, Pteranodon family!
Have fun fishing!
Say hi to the Old Spinosaurus
if you see him!
We will!
Or won't!
Wow! lt's so foggy!
Now l know why they
call it The Big Misty Sea!
With all this fog around
it'll be easy for that cranky
old Spinosaurus to sneak up on us.
The Conductor said he won't
bother us if we don't bother him!
Don't worry just stick close to me.
Good idea, Dad!
Okay, Team Pteranodon
let's go catch us some fish!
Ready to fly, Buddy?
Yeah! Let's do it!
Hang on, Buddy!
Woo-HOOOO! This is SO great!
Hey, l can see the Jurassic from here!
Just kidding!
l see fishies!
Ready to scoop up a fish, Buddy?
Yeah! Time for lunch!
Or is it brunch?
Or maybe blunch-fast?
Don! Pay attention! DlVE! DlVE!
YEEEEEEEEEEEEE-HAWWWWWW!!!
No fish that time!
Do it AGAlN!
Buddy, do you have
to yell so loud?
You're scaring the fish away!
Sorry, Tiny
l can't help it!
lt just comes out!
l'm getting tired, Don.
Let's put Buddy down for a minute.
Yeah, how about over
there on that big
weird-looking rock?
Whew! That's hard work!
Sorry, Buddy
l think we have to fish
without you for a while.
That's okay
l'll be your spotter
l can see almost everything
from up on this big rock!
Look-- it even has
a nice frill-thingy
l can lean against.
DAD! SHlNY!
l see a school of fish
right below you!
Good eye, Buddy!
Hey you kids RAAAAARRRRR!
Huh? Our rock!
lt's moving! lt's a rock-quake!
We're on... the OLD SPlNOSAURUS!!
Quick, Don! Grab Buddy!
HEY! All that yellin' is
chasing away my fish!
Hi! You must be the Spinosaurus
the Conductor told us about!
That's me!
And you must be the father
of these trespassin' kids!
Keep 'em outta my sea!
lt's my sea, ya see?
We're sorry
sir! We mean any harm.
We thought you were a big rock!
l'm real glad to meet you
l'm Buddy,
and l'm a theropod just like you!
ln case you haven't noticed, kid
we're nothing alike!
Sure you are!
You both walk on your
two hind legs and have three toes.
Yeah! But you are a little
different from my hypothesis.
Buddy means an idea you can test.
Big words from a little pest!
l thought you'd be a meat
eater like other theropods!
l'm surprised to see
you trying to catch fish!
And l woulda caught some fish
if you'da been quieter!
Sorry.
We're all sorry, sir.
Shhhh! Don't move a muscle!
There... he... is!
There who is?
SHHHHHHH!
Dagnabbit! l almost had 'im!
Well, you actually
lost that one yourself
We didn't scare him awa
Um... you almost had who?
Huh? Oh, Chester!
The big fish l've been
after for years! Big, he is!
Huge... even to you,
Mr. The Old Spinosaurus?
Yep. Biggest fish in
the Big Misty Sea!
l aim to catch him one day.
You'll see... l'll do it
or my name isn't the Old Spinosaurus!
And it is your name!
Well, good luck, sir!
We'll leave you to
your life-long quest and
Wait a second,
Dad! We can't go now!
This is awesome!
We just met a theropod
WHO CATCHES FlSH!
Mister, will you teach me
how to fish like you?
Why?!
Well, you see,
l'm a theropod
growing up in a Pteranodon family.
They're all super good at fishing!
lf you could teach me how
to fish theropod style,
l could catch fish like
the rest of my family.
Hm... l remember growin'
up with my family
Ma, Pa, my sister Tiny
TlNY?!
That's my name!
Well whaddayaknow?
l mean, so what?!
Please, Mr.
Old Spinosaurus, sir,
teach Buddy how to fish
and we'll never bother you again!
Well, if it'll get rid of
you pests... l'll do it!
YES!!
Okay. We're in the water
and standin' real still What next?
What's next is we keep doing this!
But we aren't doing anything.
Look, kid, the secret to theropod
fishing is to stand perfectly
still so that the fish think
you're just some old log or a rock.
Like we thought you were a rock!
And a theropod like
you shoulda known better!
Now hush, and keep your eyes peeled
When the fish swim close
we scoop 'em up in our
long theropod jaws!
Got it!
l think l know why the Old Spinosaurus
said he'd teach Buddy to fish
He knew he'd get a
some peace and quiet!
l'm gonna fly around a little
out of reach of the big, spiky guy.
Not too far. Just overhead, Shiny.
That mean old dinosaur looks a
lot smaller from up here
HUH?
Hey, Buddy! Hey, mister!
A real big fish,
swimming your way!
lt's him...! Let's get 'im!
Consarn it! Nearly had 'im!
Never been so close in my life!
Good eye, young lady!
You and me almost got
him using Pteranodon and
Theropod fishing methods!
Gee, thanks, sir! Glad to help!
l caught one!
l CAUGHT A FlSH THEROPOD STYLE!!
Nice job! Yeah! Hooray! Way to go!
Boy, the sun sure is heating up!
Yep. You need one of these
big ol' frills on your back!
They stick up and catch the breeze
it helps to cool my body.
And makes shade for the rest of us!
You sure weren't what
l expected you to be, Mr. Spinosaurus!
l hypothesized you would only eat meat!
And l was so wrong!
But l'm glad we stuck around to find out!
l'm glad you stuck around
too, Buddy.
And l have a ''hypothesis''
of my own. You can teach an
old dinosaur a new fishing trick!
Whoa-- l can't believe it
l think l actually smiled!
Well? How was the fishing?
GREAT!
l learned to fish Theropod style!
And guess who we met?
One day l'll catch Chester
or my name isn't the Old Spinosaurus!
Ah, so you met the old guy!
That's right!
We made a new friend
And he's BlG!
THlS... BlG!
Hi there, l'm Dr
Scott the paleontologist!?
And this is Spinosaurus.
Spinosaurus.?
Spinosaurus.
Spinosaurus!
Now what's the first thing
you notice about Spinosaurus?
lt has a big ridge on its back!
Yup. Paleontologists
call that ridge a sail and
it grew up to six feet tall
That's as big as some of your parents
Now can you guess what
Spinosaurus sail was for?
To scare off other dinosaurs!
To keep the dinosaur cool!
You guys are smart!
Those are some of the same
ideas paleontologists have suggested
Now, do you notice anything
else kind of strange about this dinosaur?
lt has a really long head!
Exactly! Some scientists
think that this giant meat
eater used its long snout to catch fish
Can you think of an animal
alive today with a long snout
that also likes to catch fish?
Crocodiles!
That's right.
We think that Spinosaurus
may have caught fish like
crocodiles do today
crocodiles stay very still and
when a fish swims by
they LUNGE QUlCKLY with
their long snouts and GRAB lT!
Ok- remember, get outside
get into nature, and make
your own discoveries!
What do you use your feathers for?
l have a hypothesis
l have new a hypothesis to test out.
Tiny, l have a hypothesis.
You mean an idea you can test?
l have a hypothesis
l think you guys are faster
because your legs are longer.
So l have a hypothesis.
But how can you test that?
lt was an interesting hypothesis
Buddy really likes
the word hypothesis
lt means an idea you can test.
l LlKE TO SlNG SO FREE
LlKE THE BEE BOPPlN' BlRDlES
AT THE TOP OF THE TREE
l FOUND A NEW WAY TO SlNG A SONG?
LlSTEN UP GUYS l GOT WlSE
l LEARNED THE WAY TO lMPROVlSE!
l LlKE TO SlNG SO FREE
LlKE THE BEE BOPPlN' BlRDlES
AT THE TOP OF THE TREE
l FOUND A NEW WAY TO SlNG A SONG?
Hello, folks! lt's me,
the Conductor!
Today we're going to visit
our friend Morris
the Stegosaurus
and find out more about his tail!
So c'mon along with me
on the Dinosaur Train!
All aboaaaaarrrd!
Okay, guess which dinosaur l am!
l have four feet and a long neck
and like to ride the Dinosaur Train!
Ned the Brachiosaurus!
What dinosaur am l?
l have a lot of teeth
two fingers, and walk on two legs
and my name's Buddy!
You're Buddy!
You're me! A T. rex!
Okay, man, guess who l am
l walk on four legs and
like, have plates on my back
and a long tail with spikes on it!
You're Morris the Stegosaurus!
l AM Morris! l use my tail spikes
to, l guess, carry food around
or to cool off my body
Um, l'm not too sure about that Tiny
l think Morris uses his
spikes for something else.
Well, for what? He could
carry things with his spikes
they're pointy
And think they can
cool him down, too!
l thought Morris's spikes go
like this, off to the side, not up and down.
So they probably don't make him cooler.
They could still catch the breeze!
His spikes are pointy!
And don't help him cool off.
Maybe they do!
l don't think they do!
Braawk! Kids, let's not fight.
You have to try to work
out your differences.
Aw, we're not fighting, Mom.
Yeah. l think Morris
the Stegosaurus's spikes
And l think he uses them
for something else.
And l'm not sure who's right.
Hmm. Me neither, Don
But l do know Tiny and Buddy
that you two are having
a disagreement.
l guess we can disagree all day.
That doesn't sound fun at all.
Well, kids,
if you're wondering about Morris
the Stegosaurus's spikes
then l have an idea!
ls it to go see Morris?
That is exactly my idea, Tiny!
Yeah, Morris has spikes and plates!
He'll know what they're for!
Plus, we get to ride the Dinosaur Train!
Yaayyy!!
You guys go.
l promised Shiny l'd stay at
the nest with her and Dad.
Okay! Look
Braawk!
Let's go kids!
Bye, Don!!
So l said the spikes on Morris'
tail were for cooling him off
But that's what his plates do.
Ah, the spikes of the Stegosaurus
let us all take a look
shall we?
The spikes stick out to the side.
Yeah, that's what l said they did!
But not straight out!
l have a hypothesis
l don't think Morris' spikes
do the same thing his plates do.
Well, Buddy and Tiny,
l must say
you two are very intelligent!
We are?
Oh, yes!
Almost as smart as a Troodon
You're doing a scientific
investigation by going to visit Morris
and see those spikes
for yourself
And l bet you'll ask some questions!
You know we will!
And, Mrs. Pteranodon
kudos to you for taking
your kids on this expedition!
Why, thank you Mr. Conductor!
Gosh, the time has been flying!
Time Tunnel!
Time Tunnel approaching!
Hold onto your tails!
Stegosaurus Forest
in the Jurassic Time Period!
Hey.
Do you hear something?
lt sounds like Morris.
Raawk! Let's go find him!
lt's my gully, man
Your gully?! Ha! Listen
just stay there away from me!
Yeah, but, dude
l still want to go over
there for the tasty plants.
And l want to go over there
to my side of my gully
Yours? No go, bro
There is no way that
this is your gully.
l was here first.
Really? l reckon l was.
You? Whoa... l know l was.
Hi guys! lt's me
Heyyy, it's the Pteranodon family!
Awesome to see you guys.
Well, hi, folks!
Mrs. Pteranodon
always a pleasure
Tiny! And Buddy
my Theropod pal!
Hi! Uh, what were you guys
disagreeing'' about?
This is my territory
and l want to go to
the other side of my gully.
dude and my gully
So l should be able to cross
it without any problemos.
See? He's the problem
l'm not sure l trust Morris.
l am so not the problem
And l'm not sure l trust you, Alvin.
Whyyyy?
Well, Tiny, it's like this
me and Morris have never
been friends because our
families aren't friendly.
lt's true. See
the Allosaurus were always
after us Stegosaurus
The Allosaurus are
y'know, predators.
Okay, but maybe you
two could become friends.
Yeah, it's great to have friends!
And you both live in
the same territory
So Alvin, Morris
what do you think?
Nah!
Hey, maybe if we just figure
out how to you each can cross
the gully without any more fighting?
Rawk! Buddy, that's a great idea!
Alvin, why do you want
to go to the other side of the gully?
There's good carrion over there.
And l want to go to the other
side 'cause there's good ferns there.
Whoa! Stay on your side, Alvin!
Man, that is one dangerous tail!
Oh yeah, Morris's tail! l forgot!
That's why we came here to visit!
What, to see my tail? Rad.
Tiny and l were arguing about
what you used your spiky tail for.
Yes. Do you mind if the kids
look at your tail, Morris?
Ab-so-lut-ely, look all day!
So, four spikes go out to the side.
l guess you were right, Buddy.
Morris, does your spiky tail
help you cool down at all?
Naw, the plates on my back do that.
Okay. Do you ever carry
food on your spikes?
l never have carried
anything on my spikes
awesome idea, though.
Go ahead-- feel 'em if you want to.
Hmm. Spiky!
Very spiky!
But don't worry, kids
l'd never hurt you with my spiky tail.
But you might use your tail
to hurt someone if you needed to, right?
Well, l don't want to hurt anyone
but my tail does help
me protect myself. lt keeps
like, predators away
if you know what l mean.
HEY! HEY! l was just looking!
See, l've always been
afraid of Morris' spikes
But l avoid 'em by moving away
fast. Like this!
Hey, l saw that, Alvin!
Now you watch your tail, man!
l was just showing how fast l move.
Maybe, but that tail was too close!
Quick meeting, kids!
These two big guys
Alvin and Morris
are natural enemies not friends
So getting them to be nice
to each other may be pretty hard.
But maybe all three of us
together could get them
to try to get along.
Yeah! Like Dad says:
Go Team Pteranodon!
Raaawk! Right, kids!
Alvin? Morris?
We just want you to try to get along.
But not everyone's cut out
to be best friends
especially with a big
carnivore like Alvin
Dude, that's nature.
He's right.
Morris and l will never
be best friends
Not with that spiky tail of his.
Hey, guess what?
You guys just actually
agreed on something!
You're right Buddy
Alvin and Morris
both said they'll never be
best friends''! but maybe
you guys can at least be friendly.
Hm... we'll see.
Alvin, Morris
you both want to switch
sides of the gully
But you have to work together.
Look-- if you switch places
Morris gets his tasty ferns
And Alvin, you'll get your carrion!
So what do you say? Wanna switch?
Uh, dudes. l'll give it a try.
Yeah. me too. One try.
Great!
Okay, here we go! Ready?
Alvin, step to your right!
Morris, step to your left! Slow-ly!
Easy... check your tails!
Keep 'em from swinging too much!
Yo, watch the tail! Watch the tail!
Watch your own tail, Mr. Spikes!
Ready... SWlTCH SlDES!!
lt worked! You did it!!
And no one got spiked!
Yeah! His tail didn't hit me!
And look
l'm over here now! Thanks
for your help, young dudes!
So does this mean
you're friends now?
Or l mean, friendly.
Well, we could try to start to be friendly.
Yeah, dude
we can start..slowly.
Really?! Hooray! That's so great!
Yeah! lt's a lot better
than arguing and fighting!
Hey, Tiny? l'm sorry
l argued with you about
what Morris's tail spikes are for.
Yeah. l'm sorry too
l sure know one thing
you're my best friend, Buddy!
Awwww.
Well, we know what
that whistle means
time to head home, kids!
Morris, thanks for telling
us about what your tail
spikes are for!
Yeah, you ended our
''disagreement.'' Sometimes
all it takes is talking things out!
What? Oh, yeah you're right
Tiny! Just tryin' to
stay mellow over here
later, Pteranodon family!
See y'all soon! Go, Theropods!
Go, Theropods! Bye!!
Alvin went like this to the left!
No, Morris went left
and Alvin swung his
tail around this way!
Kids, don't fight
Let's work this out.
You're right Don! Okay
l'm Alvin, crossing the gully
And l'm Morris.
Hey, whoa,
watch your tail, man!
We switched!
Now we can be friends!
Friends? Well, all right
dude, but we gotta start real slowly
Hi, l'm Dr.
Scott the paleontologist!
And this is one of my favorite
dinosaurs - Stegosaurus!
When most people think of Stegosaurus
they think about the huge
plates on its back
But this amazing plant-eater
also had four long spikes at
the end of its tail
Some paleontologists think
that Stegosaurus used its tail
spikes to fight off big meat
eating dinosaurs like Allosaurus.
Nice spikes!
Animals living today also use
lots of different ways to stop
predators from eating them
Can you think of some?
Porcupines use pointy quills.
Turtles hide in their shells!
Skunks spray smelly stuff!
Right! Those are all great
examples of things that
animals do to keep
the predators away
So the tail spikes of Stegosaurus
may just have been one
dinosaur's answer to
a very old problem.
Remember, get outside
get into nature
and make your own discoveries!
Did you know that the dinosaur train
travels everywhere in the Mesozoic era?
Let's look at the map.
There was the Triassic
Jurassic and Cretaceous time periods.
Let's visit the Jurassic.
lt was a warm
damp climate full of both
jungles and forests.
The first known birds
and many of the biggest dinosaurs
like stegosaurs, lived in the
Jurassic. And that's just
one of the stops on the dinosaur train.
And we figured it out!
We figured it out!
We worked together and figured it out!
Hello, folks! lt's me
the Conductor!
You've seen the Dinosaur
Train in the daytime
but now we're going to ride
it AT NlGHT! So c'mon along
with me on the Dinosaur Train!
All aboaaaarrrd!
DlNOSAUR TRAlN DlNOSAUR TRAlN
ONCE UPON A TlME THERE WAS A MOM
HER NAME WAS MRS. PTERANODON
SlTTlN' ON HER NEST SHE HEARD A SCRATCHlNG
AND SAlD
OH, BOY! MY EGGS ARE HATCHlNG!
ONE BY ONE HER KlDS POPPED FREE
BABY PTERANODONS ONE, TWO, THREE
l'LL NAME YOU TlNY SHlNY, AND DON!
BUT TlNY SAlD
WAlT, THERE'S ONE MORE, MOM!
THE LAST LlTTLE BABY WAS A DlFFERENT SlZE
WlTH TEETH AND A TAlL AND BlG GREEN EYES
HE DlDN'T LOOK ANYTHlNG LlKE THE REST
WHAT AM l DOlNG lN A PTERANODON NEST?
BUT DEAR OLD MRS PTERANODON SAlD
THlS lS YOUR FAMlLY AND l'M YOUR MOM!
YOU MAY BE DlFFERENT BUT WE'RE ALL CREATURES
ALL DlNOSAURS HAVE DlFFERENT FEATURES!
COME ON, BUDDY! WE'LL TAKE A VACATlON!
l'LL GET US A TlCKET AT PTERANODON STATlON,
WE'LL TRAVEL THE WORLD lN SUNSHlNE AND RAlN,
AND MEET ALL THE SPEClES ON THE
DlNOSAUR TRAlN DlNOSAUR TRAlN
WE'RE GONNA RlDE
THE DlNOSAUR TRAlN!
Whoa- listen to that wind blow!
lt's kinda spooky!
lt is spooky, kids!
And l love it! A full moon
the wind blowing
it's the perfect
night to ride the Night Train!
But where's the rest of the family?
Well, Don fell asleep And Shiny
No way would Shiny come
on a spooky Night Train!
Yeah, Mom stayed home with them.
You're very lucky , Buddy and Tiny
We only do this ride on especially
spooooky nights!
Oooh. The Night Train!
Good eve-ning! Mwoo-ha-ha-ha!!
Good evening, Mr. Conductor!
Hm. Didn't really scare ya, did l?
All aboooaaaaaard!!
l love all this spooky stuff
Nothing scares me!
Oh. ls that so?
Yyyep! Nothing scares me
Mr. Conductor! Bring on the spooky!
Well, don't worry Mr. Pteranodon
it'll be plenty dark and spooky
where we're going tonight!
We're all walking down to the Big Pond
Where we Troodons
will demonstrate our excellent night vision!
Night vision?
Oh yes. Our eyes can see very
well in the dark.
lt's how we hunt!
Troodons are nocturnal!
You mean, you look for your food at night?
Right-o, Tiny!
We Pteranodons look for our food
fish-- in the day!
Well, hunting at night is easy
when you've got what we call
''eye-shine.'' Many nocturnal
animals have it, including Troodons!
We can see the glow of other
animals' eyes in the dark!
Of course, they can see us, too!
Wow! Do WE have ''eye-shine''?
Nope. That's because
you're active in the daytime.
And speaking of time
Big Pond coming up, folks!
Even the Troodons are getting off!
And they usually stay on the train!
Well, everybody,
it's a beautiful night with a full moon.
Now we're all going down to
the Big Pond for a Night Train
Spooky Nature Walk!
Ned!!
Hey Buddy! Hey, Tiny! Boy
am l glad you're here.
Come on, Ned-- join us!
Pretty good spooky fun
huh? How are you kids doing?
Fine...
Well, l'm a Brachiosaurus
l guess l'm more of a morning person.
Are you scared, Buddy?
A little. Are you scared, Ned?
Um.a little more than a little.
l'm sure glad your dad is here.
You bet,
Ned! All you kids are safe
Why, you've got me and the Conductor
Hey. Where's the Conductor?
Anyway, you've got me.
Nothing spooks me!
Good eve-ning!
Eeek! Do it again!
Good eve-ning! Bloooaaahh!
Pretty good, huh? You having fun?
Yeah! We sure are! Uh huh!
Well, l see with my super
Troodon night vision
that everyone has arrived!
That means it's time for our
Spooky Scavenger Hunt!
Spooky Scavenger Hunt?
Yes! lt's a game
where you pretend
to be nocturnal, and see
what it would be like to use
your senses at night!
You mean like our sense of smell?
Yes, and our hearing, and our vision
too! Now that we're out here in
the dark, l can show you that
eye-shine'' l was talking about!
Oooh. Look! His eyes are shining!
All right, passengers!
lts your turn to try to use your night
senses to find things in the dark!
First up: what can you find with
your sense of SMELL?
Ooh! Buddy!
Remember the flowers that
grow here at the big pond?
Yeah!
l bet you can help us find them.
Okay, everyone follow my nose!
l just smell leaves and dirt.
My nose is kinda stuffed
up tonight
Buddy? How 'bout you?
l smell flowers! This way!
Ta-dahh!
You found 'em! Hooray!
Nice job, Team Pteranodon!
Oh, and you, too, Ned!
Thanks! Let's tell the Conductor!
Wait. Where is the Conductor?
Hello! Me again! l'm nocturnal!
Nice, Mr. Conductor. Almost got me!
But, as l said, nothing spooks me!
All right, passengers!
Now onto the second item of
our Spooky Scavenger
to find something in the dark
using your sense of hearing!
l want you to find a Cretaceous
frog called Palaeobatrachus!
Ooh! We know a Palaeobatrachus!
Yeah! her name's Patricia!
Good then you know what she sounds like!
Well, good luck! And good bye!
My. Dinosaurs come and go
so quickly around here!
All right, kids. We know that
Palaeobatrachus likes to hunt
bugs near the water at night
So let's go down to the Pond!
Hear anything?
A million things! l hear insects
l hear some snoring Triceratops
Yeah! But what about Palaeo Palaeobuh
Palaeobatrachus!
Patricia!
Oh! Hello, Buddy and Tiny
and Mr. Pteranodon!
What are you doing out here so late?
We're on a Spooky Scavenger Hunt!
lt's a game We're using our senses
to find things better at night!
Ribbit! And you found
the Palaeobatrachus! Congratulations!
Well, it's nice to see you
but l'd better be going. l've got
insects to catch before morning.
Right-you're nocturnal, too!
Off you go, Patricia. Thanks for playing.
Bye, Patricia!
Well, there's just one more item
on our Spooky Scavenger
Hunt! l want you to use your eyes
to find another creature
by spotting their eye-shine!
That sounds spooky, all right.
You'll be safe Just stick with me,
kids. Nothing scares me.
Nothing scares me either!
Remember: make like a Troodon,
and look for their eye-shine!
LOOK! lt's a huge dinosaur!
Buddy, what an imagination
lt's just a tree!
WHAT lS THAT?!
M-maybe it's the Conductor
trying to spook us?
Not this time!
lt's okay
We'll see who it is
Hello, Son! Whew
lt's the Conductor's Mom!!
l knew that!
Mom?! What are you doing
out here in the dark?
Hunting for food, of course!
What are you all doing out here?
We're on a Spooky Scavenger Hunt!
Oh! Of course!
You're on the Night Train adventure!
What fun! Do you kids know
what my favorite part of
the Night Train ride is?
What?
The Midnight Breakfast in
the Dining Car! Let's go everyone!
Oh, that was priceless
when you jumped into
Mr. Pteranodon's wings!
We weren't actually ''scared,'' Mom.
Right!
Because nothing scares us!
lt's true! Well, mostly.
Right, Mom! We sure do.
ln fact, he has a song about
being nocturnal. Wanna hear it?
Oh, Mom, they don't want to hear
We wanna hear it! We wanna hear it!
Oh, all right
Well, just like every Troodon,
l'm happiest when the lights aren't on!
After all the passengers disembark,
l love to step out in the dark!
''Cause l'm nocturnal and it's great,
We Troodons like to stay up late!
Now there's no need to feel no fright,
'Cause all the Troodons
are comin' out tonight!
Choo-choo!
The Troodon Night Train!
Woo-woo!
The Troodon Night Train!
Choo-choo!
The Troodon Night Train!
BLOOOAAAAAHHH!
We have fantastic night vision,
So we avoid night time collision!
We have this great amazing power
To see things in the midnight hour!
'Cause we're nocturnal and it's great,
We Troodons like to stay up late!
Now there's no need to feel no fright
'Cause all the Troodons are
coming out tonight! BLOOOAAAAHHH!!
Choo-choo!
The Troodon Night Train!
Woo-woo!
The Troodon Night Train!
Choo-choo!
The Troodon Night Train!
All the Troodons are comin' out tonight!
CHOO-CHOO!
The Troodon Night Train!
WOO-WOO!
The Troodon Night Train!
CHOO-CHOO!
The Troodon Night Train!
BLOOOAAAAAHHH!!
Hi there, l'm Dr.
Scott the paleontologist!
What would you call this dinosaur?
Troodon!
Right!
Scientists think that Toodon
was one of the smartest dinosaurs
because it had a large space inside
its skull to hold a big brain.
How big was it?
lt was only about this size.
But that was big for a little
dinosaur like Troodon.
Now, look at their eye sockets,
their big too,
which means Troodon also had big eyes
Many animals with big eyes are nocturnal.
Nocturnal.
What does nocturnal mean?
Great question. Nocturnal animals
are most active at night,
and they're usually good at seeing in
the dark. So,
when you're sleeping at night, lots
of nocturnal animals are out
there looking for food
Can you think of some animals
that are most active at night?
Owls!
Bats!
Opossum!
Those are all great examples
of nocturnal animals that might live near you
and a long time ago Troodon may
have been a nocturnal dinosaur!
Ok, remember, get outside .get into nature
and make your own nighttime discoveries!
What do you use your feathers for?
l have a hypothesis
l have new a hypothesis to test out.
Tiny, l have a hypothesis.
You mean an idea you can test?
l have a hypothesis.
l think you guys
are faster because your legs are longer.
So l have a hypothesis.
But how can you test that?
lt was an interesting hypothesis
Buddy really likes the word hypothesis
lt means an idea you can test.
l'M A T. REX!
YEAH, l'M A T. REX!
A ROARlN' ROUND THE FOREST
TYRANNOSAURUS REX!
TEE-REX! l'M A TYRANNOSAURUS
l'M THE BlGGEST CARNlVORE lN
THE CRETACEOUS FOREST
GONNA ROMP AND STOMP AROUND
THE BlGGEST DlNOSAUR lN TOWN
A ROARlN' ROUND THE FOREST
TYRANNOSAURUS REX!
Hello, folks! lt's me
the Conductor!
Today we're going to take
the Dinosaur Train and discover
the remains of animals that
lived a long, long time ago.
They're called fossils! So c'mon
along with me on the Dinosaur Train!
All aboaaaaarrrd!
Detective Buddy on the move,
looking all around for hidden treasures
with help from his trusty sidekick
Detective Don!
That's me!
Wow- Don! Check this out!
Hmmm. As Detective Don,
l say it looks...toothy. Definitely a tooth.
lt's the right shape. And it's pointy!
Maybe this tooth came from a meat-eater.
Okay, Detectives!
Let's see what we have here.
Let's see if this tooth is like Buddy's.
Open wide, Buddy. Say ''aaah.''
Aaaahh!
First of all, Don
you have no teeth
And Buddy
this tooth is so different than yours!
lt's much thinner.
You're right.
This tooth is thinner than mine,
and kind of heavier too. That's weird.
Hey, you're right.
lt's way heavier than
the others in my collection.
l really wonder where it's from.
Probably some dinosaur's mouth!
Detectives?
l think we need to investigate!
Why don't we ask the Conductor?
Yeah!!
Can we go ask the Conductor
where this tooth came from?
Can we, Mom? Please-please-please.
Well, we certainly have
a mystery on our hands
And l'll bet the Conductor would
have some answers.
Shiny and Dad are out fishing
so why not?
Let's take a ride the Dinosaur Train!
Here Buddy.
Wait for me Tiny.
Tickets! Tickets, please!
Well, hello Pteranodon family!
Hello, Mr. Conductor!
Mr. The Conductor?
We found this tooth! Can you
help us find out where it's from?
Hmm. This looks like a very OLD tooth
l think it's a FOSSlL!
A fossil?
Yep. Let me show you something
about very old teeth and bones!
We still have the bones and teeth
of dinosaurs that lived
and died a long time ago.
You mean this tooth was once
part of a dinosaur that died?
Exactly, Buddy But the dinosaur
that owned this tooth died
millions of years ago!
Whoa. Millions of years?
What happened after it died?
Good question After the dinosaur died
its bones and teeth were
buried in sand or mud
and eventually they turned to stone
But that took many, many years.
So that's what a fossil is!
And it's heavier, because
it's turned into a rock!
Tooth, you are a fossil.
Y'know, folks
the Big Pond is our next stop
and there are many fossils buried
in the hills there.
Really? l never knew there were
fossils buried near the Big Pond.
Oh, yes,
it's certainly a place to look
for more fossils if you're interested.
Are you kidding? We're very interested!
Can we go look for fossils, Mom?
Can, we, Mom? Please-please-please.
Yes! Let's look for fossils!
Next stop, Big Pond!
Hey, that's my line!
Next stop! Big Pond! Big Pond!
Head right up this hill.
And if you dig for fossils
don't dig too hard.
The fossils are very old, and
you don't want to break 'em!
Okay. Thanks, Mr. Conductor!
Thanks, Mr. The Conductor!
Happy fossil hunting!
Well, this is where the Conductor
said to look Let's start lookin'!
Fossils, here we come!
Look, l think l found something!
Careful! lt might be very, very old.
Uh, Buddy,
l think this is a plain old rock.
You're right
it doesn't really look
like a bone at all. Okay
not a fossil
But we can't give up!
Here, fossils-fossils! Show us
where you are, fossils!
Look! There's a tooth in here!
Ow! l got a splinter from this tooth
Tiny. Uh, l think it's wood.
Hm. lt is wood. Sorry, Tiny.
Rrrr! l wanted it to be a real fossil!
Oh well. Let's keep looking!
Ooh! A head! l mean
a skull! A real old fossil skull!
Don, l think that's a really old
shrivelled-up gourd.
lt's kind of a fossil of a gourd!
''Hello, l'm a gourd, but l
want to be a fossil!''
l don't see any fossils anywhere.
l just see more rocks and wood.
Maybe the Conductor was wrong.
Maybe we should look for fossils
when we're older.
Let's take a break, kids.
How about a snack?
Yeah! A snack!
Hey Don, is that your friend Howard
the dragonfly?
Howard! Hello? ls that you?
Nope. No red feet! lt's not Howard.
Are you okay, honey?
l'm okay. l just tripped.
Hey, Don
look what you tripped over!
Ooh! This looks like it really
lS a fossil! lt's a bone!
Yay! We found another fossil!
Mom? lf this is a fossil of a dinosaur bone
do you think the rest of
the dinosaur is buried here?
Good idea, Buddy! Should we investigate?
Yeah! We can dig around
and see if there are more old bones!
You mean, fossils!
Let's do it, Detectives!
Maybe the fossils are buried
way far down l guess we have to dig.
Good-- l love to dig!
Hey, l think l found a tooth!
lt sure looks like a tooth.
lt lS a tooth! A tooth fossil!
But Buddy, it looks smaller
than our first tooth.
And it looks smoother.
Hmm, l wonder where it's from.
Look at me, l'm an
old dinosaur with one big tooth!
Great! So now we've found a fossil
of a bone sticking out of the ground
and a fossil of a tooth!
Yeah! Two fossils!
Hm. lf we found the tooth over here
and that bone over there...
Buddy! Are you thinking what l'm thinking?
Yeah these fossils could both
be part of one big dinosaur fossil!
Brawwk! Pretty good thinking Detectives!
Let's dig some more!
Yup-yup, Detective Buddy!
Raawk! Hey, l got an idea!
Tiny? What are you doing up there?
Whoa! You guys!
l see some more bones!!
Where? Where?!
Over there! Right near where
we found the first one!
Here! Here it is!
Wow! lt is another bone!
Good eyes, Detective Tiny.
Thanks! Two bones! Look at them
next to each other
it's like they were
Part of a leg!
And if the leg is over here
and the tooth was over there
The rest of the bones would
be in the dirt around here!
Well, what are we waiting for?
Let's get diggin'!
Raawwk! Oh,
this is so exciting! l'll help!
Kids, don't dig too hard
remember what the Conductor said!
Okay, Mom.
Ooh! Found another bone!
Me too!
lt's a dinosaur! A whole one!
All made out of fossils! Wow!
A real, live old dinosaur!
You mean a real dead old dinosaur!
lt's amazing!
Goodness, look at that skeleton
almost all the bones in the dinosaur's body!
What a spectacular discovery! Brawwk!
lt looks like this dinosaur had a really
really long mouth!
So it probably had a lot of teeth!
Like the one we found!
Where'd we put it?
l got it!
Oooohhh.
Braawk! There's the Dinosaur Train!
Oh, boy! We can show our
fossil skeleton to the Conductor!
Let's hurry down to the station!
Mr. Conductor! Mr. Conductor!
Mr. The Conductor!
Well, if it isn't
my three Detectives!
Any luck with your fossil finding foray?
We found a WHOLE DlNOSAUR SKELETON!
Please come look at it!
You have to come see it!
This is very exciting!
l think l'll
make a special exception and
come take a quick look! After all,
it's not every day Fossil Detectives
make such a huge discovery!
Well, bless my scales and feathers!
Wonderful fossil-hunting work
Buddy, Tiny and Don
You've found quite a creature!
Look, it has long back legs.
Maybe it walked like me.
lt has sorta short ''Buddy'' arms.
But with three claws!
And no wings... or beak!
Excellent observations!
l think this dinosaur was a theropod
that lived a very long time ago
maybe even in the Jurassic Time Period.
Speaking of time,
it's time to get back on the train!
Coming!!
We can always visit the skeleton
whenever we come to the Big Pond.
Yeah, he's not going anywhere!
Hey, let's give it a name.
l'll call you Fossil Fred!
Bye, Fossil Fred!
Don, did you take that tooth
from Fossil Fred?
No, it's the tooth you found
this morning!
Can l keep it for my collection?
Thanks! La-la-loo!
l mean, la-la-toooo-th!
Wow, look at Fossil Fred now!
Ooh-- in this light, he looks kind of scary.
l think he looks really cool!
See you later, Fossil Fred!
Hi there, l'm Dr.
Scott the paleontologist!
What do you think
a paleontologist actually does?
They find dinosaurs!
Right! Paleontologists dig up
the remains of dinosaurs and
other animals that
lived a long time ago
And which parts of the animals
do we usually find?
Bones!
Teeth!
Yeah! And shells, plants and
even poop can sometimes become
fossils! Now here's a fossil, a piece
of a backbone from a duck
billed dinosaur.
A real fossil?
Paleontologists spend a lot of
time looking for fossils and when we find one
we carefully uncover it, wrap it up
in a protective jacket, and take it back to the museum.
After all the bone fragments are glued back together
we make comparisons with the fossils
of other animals to find out what we found
lt's like trying to solve a mystery.
Ok, that's it for today
Remember to get outside
.get into nature
and make your own discoveries.
Did you know that the dinosaur
train travels everywhere in the Mesozoic era?
Let's look at the map
There was the Triassic, Jurassic
and Cretaceous time periods.
Let's visit the Cretaceous
Many new kinds of flowers and
insects appear during this time
The most dinosaurs,
like Tyrannosaurus Rex
and flying creatures like Pteranodons
lived in the Cretaceous
And that's just one of the stops
on the dinosaur train.
Therapods have three toed feet.
Lots of teeth for eating meat.
Big long tails to balance well.
And therapods have a great sense
Of smell. Go Therapods go!