Hello, folks! lt's me,
the Conductor!
Today we're going
to visit the Stygimoloch
and learn all about its amazing
horns! 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!
Boy, it's hot! l wish l was playing
with Tiny and Shiny and Don
Way up there, where it's cooler!
Aww. Here this fan is bigger!
That's better Thanks, Mom!
Dad says to tell you that he
and Shiny and Don flew over
to the Big Pond to play " keep away.''
Hey, Buddy!
Did you think of a way to cool down yet?
Fanning seems to help!
But l have to stay in the shade.
Well, l'll stay here and keep
you company then.
Wanna play a game?
lt's too hot to play.
C'mon, let's think of something!
lt's too hot to think!
Oh, okay.
Mom? Are there any dinosaurs
who know how cool off
when it's hot-- BESlDES flying?
Hmm. Y'know, different
species of dinosaurs have
different ways of cooling
off when it's hot.
Like right now,
we're sitting in the shade!
But l know a species called
Stegosaurus that has
a great way to cool off!
lt uses the plates on its back.
Plates?
Cool!
And they live in the Jurassic Period
where it's even hotter!
Could we go and visit them?
Sure! We could take
the Dinosaur Train and visit them!
You could ask them how
they manage to keep
their cool when it's hot!
Oh boy! We get to ride
the Dinosaur Train! Raawwk!
Ooh! Feel that breeze!
l know it's cooler already!
Tickets! Tickets, please!
Thank you. Thank you very much.
Well! Mrs. Pteranodon,
and Tiny, and Buddy! Hello!
Hello, Mr. Conductor!
Ah. l see you're traveling
way back to the Jurassic Period today!
Yeah! We're going to visit
the Stegosaurus, and see
how they beat the heat!
With their plates!
That's right, Tiny.
Stegosaurus have
plates on their backs.
Are Stegosaurus plates
like the plates in the dining car?
You mean these?
Well,ven though Stegosaurus plates
and our dining car plates
are the same word,
it means something different!
Stegosaurus plates have
that name because they're flat,
like a plate!
Wow. You know a lot of stuff.
Well, Troodons ARE the
smartest dinosaurs.
l can't wait to see Stegosaurus plates!
Yep, you'll see for your
selves when you get to
the Jurassic Period. Speaking of which
Time Tunnel, folks!
Time Tunnel approaching!
Time Tunnel, la la la,
Time Tunnel!
l love the Time Tunnel! La la la!
l like it too, Tiny. Now entering
the Jurassic Period! Next stop,
Stegosaurus Forest!
That means you, folks!
G'bye! So long! See ya!
Try to stay cool! Have fun
learning about plates!
Wow-- you were right
Mom: it's even hotter here
in the Jurassic that it was
back home in the Cretaceous!
Yup. C'mon, let's go find some
Stegosaurus-- and a little shade!
See, kids? ln the Jurassic Period
there's no grass! Or flowers!
No flowers?!
Whyyyyy?
l don't know why,
Tiny! Here in the Jurassic Period
the Earth is different.
No flowers, but lots of low
lying herbs and ferns.
That's what Stegosaurus
like to eat, so we should
find some around here.
There they are l think!
Boy, your eyes are sharp,
Buddy! lt's a herd of
Stegosaurus!
Can you see their plates?
Yeah! l gotta find out how
they use 'em to beat the heat!
Let's go talk to them!
Awwwk!
Look, kids! Did you notice
how the Stegosaurus are
all standing facing one way?
Hm. ls that how they're
beating the heat? l wonder...
Let's ask them if they're
doing that to cool
off! C'mon, Buddy!
Um-- you go ask. l'll wait here.
They're...really big, up close.
Oh. Heyyy, man. How you doin'?
F-fine.
Hi! l'm Tiny Pteranodon,
and this is my brother Buddy!
Hi...
Well, hi, Buddy and Tiny . l'm Morris.
Morris Stegosaurus.
lt's awesome to meet you.
l really like your plates.
Yeah. They're beautiful!
Oh... my plates? Thanks...
yeah, l dig 'em.
One two three four five
mnnrrssm fourteen fifteen
sixteen SEVENTEEN! Seventeen plates!
Very good, small guy.
l do have seventeen plates back there
Wooo! That was fun!
l'm always forgetting
l have that tail swinging around behind me.
Whoops, sorry. There goes my tail!
Hm. Tiny? l have a hypothesis!
You mean, a really good guess?
Yup! My hypothesis is:
maybe the wind blows
through their plates and cools them down!
Sorry... l forgot.
What were you saying about my plates?
Well, we were wondering...
do you stand with your
plates facing the wind
to help you cool off?
Well... sure, man, doesn't everybody?
What are the other Stegosaurus doing?
Whoa! Whoops! Rawwk!
Whoops, my crazy tail again! Sorry!
Yeah, see...
all the Stegosaurus are kinda
lined up so the wind can blow down
right through our plates which are, y'know
CONNECTED to us. So it
helps cool us off. You get it?
Maybe WE could try it!
We need plates, though.
That's cool with me,
go for it. l'll be right here,
doing my thing, eating ferns...
How's that feel? Any cooler?
No. l actually feel a little hotter!
l don't think our plates
work like theirs, Buddy.
No... they aren't connected to us,
like Morris's plates are connected to him.
Yeah. For our species,
standing in the shade works better
And maybe these would make good fans!
Morris? Are your plates
also like armor to protect
you from big meat-eaters?
Tail! lncoming!
Whoa! Sorry...
Well, the plates do make us look bigger
and that helps scare off the meat-eaters.
Sometimes.
But y'know?
The main thing l like about our plates is
like you said, Tiny:
they're beautiful, man!
Yeah!
And when l look around
even from a long way off
l can recognize my friends
the other Stegosaurus!
Right, dudes?
Whoops. There go my friends
we just kinda browse along
the forest floor looking for tasty ferns
l better catch up. See ya...
Goodbye, Morris!
Thanks for talking to us
about your cool plates!
You're totally welcome!
l'm glad you like 'em. Bye!
Look, Mom! Now the wind
is blowing this way,
and all the Stegosaurus are
standing with their plates facing it!
l think your hypothesis was right
Buddy-- they do seem to
use their plates to cool off!
Well, it's getting late,
kids. lt should be cooler
now at the nest.
Let's get
back to the Dinosaur Train!
Yeah! Back on the Dinosaur Train!
That was fun! Thanks for
taking us to the Jurassic Period, Mom!
Yeah! lt was so hot, it'll make
the Cretaceous Period seem
even cooler when we get back!
Tickets, please... tickets...
Hel-lo Buddy and Tiny! Well
did you find out
about Stegosaurus plates?
Yeah! We think they're for a lot of things
They help keep Stegosaurus cool,
they make them look bigger, to scare away the meat-eaters
And maybe they even help
the Stegosaurus tell who
ELSE is a Stegosaurus!
AND they're really beautiful!
l'm glad to be going back
to the Cretaceous though.
Yeah! We have flowers!
And don't forget fish for dinner!
Hooray! My favorite!
lf l could wish For just one
dish My greatest wish Would be more...
Lemme guess... fish?
Yeah!! Fish!!
Oops, better get back to work.
Time Tunnel! Time Tunnel
approaching, folks!
And then Buddy came up
with a great hypothesis! Tell 'em, Buddy!
The Stegosaurus stood with
their plates facing the wind
so it could cool them down.
That's how l think Stegosaurus use
their plates to beat the heat!
You tell 'em, Buddy Rawwwk!
Hey!
l feel a breeze
lt's finally cool!
And tomorrow, if it's hot again
l have a new hypothesis
to test out: l bet we can all
get cooler by jumping in the Big Pond!
We see the image of a Stegosaurus.
and this is a Stegosaurus.
Stegosaurus!
Stegosaurus like Morris
had plates on their back
but we don't know exactly
what they used them for.
One idea, or hypothesis
is that stegosaurs used their
plates to make themselves
look even bigger
maybe to scare away meat
eaters or show off to other dinosaurs.
Another hypothesis is that
they used their plates to cool
themselves off. Since we
can't watch Stegosaurus in action
paleontologists like to look
at animals today and see
what we can learn for them.
And there is one animal
we all know that is a big plant-eater
with a long trunk and big ears
that it uses for cooling off and showing off!
The ELEPHANT!
Big elephants use their
ears to make themselves look
bigger so they can scare off
other elephants,
or even big meat- eaters like lions!
And, elephants also use
their ears to cool themselves off.
They push warm blood from
inside their bodies out into
the ears and then flap their
ears back and forth like huge fans.
This cools the blood
which then goes back into the body
keeping the whole animal cooler.
Let's hear it for the Stegosaurs!
Yeah, Stegosaurs!!
Keep watching for more
dinosaur 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 HUNGRY HUNGRY HERBlVORE
PLANTS ARE WHAT l'M HUNGRY FOR
DON'T EAT lNSECTS DON'T EAT CRlTTERS
JUST GlVE ME SOME O' THEM DERN FERN FRlTTERS
WHEN YOU'RE A HUNGRY HERBlVORE
THE WORLD lS FULL OF FOOD
l ALWAYS FOLLOW THlS SlMPLE RULE:
lF lT'S GREEN, lTS GOOD!
YODELlNG: WAAA-OOOH! WE LOVE TO CHEW!
'CAUSE THAT'S OUR FOOD
AND lF lT'S GREEN, lT'S GOOD!
Hello, folks! lt's me
the Conductor!
Today, we're going to visit
the Big Pond and discover
the different flowers that
grow in the Cretaceous Time
Period! So c'mon along with
me on the Dinosaur Train!!!
All aboaaaaarrrrd!
Let's play, "Follow the Leader.''
l'll be the leader So follow ME!
l don't really want to follow Shiny
l want to be the leader.
Hey, this is fun! l love hopping!
Don, we're done hopping!
We're twirling now!
Buddy, watch out Mom's flowers!
Whup! Hey, that reminds me
you wanted to look for flowers
for Mom today, right, Tiny?
Right! Because today is Mom's special day.
Mom's special day?
Uh-huh. We're giving Mom
the day off! l thought we could call it
"Mother's Day''!
Ooh, " Mother's Day''!
l like that name!
Yup, it's a day just for Mom!
She doesn't have do anything at all
she can relax!
Hey, let's get her a special present!
A special present for Mom?
Good idea, team! What kind of present?
Y'now? Mom told me that
she likes big red flowers...
Hey! Then let's find Mom
some big red flowers for a present!
Y'know l'm gonna give her?
l'm gonna find shiny shells
and make her a crown And one for me!
Y'know what l'm gonna give her?
A great, big FlSH! l love fish
l mean, she loves fish.
Hey. l know a place that has flowers
AND shiny shells, AND fish-
The Big Pond! We could go
there and all find her things for a present!
Raawk! You're right, Buddy!
There's lots of flowers at the Big Pond.
l don't know...
the thing about flowers
and me is, they always...
make me -----ah AH... CHOO!
Sneeze! A lot!
l'b not sure why.
Don! But those are great ideas
kids! All right then Team Pteranodon
let's take the Dinosaur Train to
the Big Pond! Ready to go?
Go? Where are you going?
Uh, we're going on an adventure!
Yeah! With Dad! And you get the day off
Mom! lt's " Mother's Day''!
Brawwk! " Mother's Day''?
Yeah! You stay home and relax!
Stay home and relax?
That sounds lovely! Okay,
l'm going to take a long bath in the Sea
lie on the warm rocks
and maybe take a nap! Okay
have fun, kids! Bye!
Bye, Mom!
Tickets! Tickets, please!
Ah, going to the Big Pond, l see!
Yeah! l'm gonna find a huge FlSH!
l'm going to find shiny shells!
l'm going to find flowers!
And l'm going to help you find 'em, Tiny!
We'll to it together as a team! High two!
Well, you're in luck: there
are fish and shells at the Pond
and yes, flowers too!
l hope there are RED flowers!
Oh, you bet there are red flowers.
But y'know what?
There weren't always flowers everywhere.
Here's what the Big Pond
looked like during the
Triassic Time Period No flowers.
No flowers?!
Nope! But THEN
during the Jurassic Period
more plants, and little flowers appeared.
l see some little flowers! Hooray!
And now we're in the Cretaceous Time Period,
and look: all kinds of big, fantastic flowers are growing!
l can't wait! Bring on the flowers!
And remember when you find
those flowers you'll also
see beeS buzzing around them,
too! So, be on the lookout for bees!
Next stop Big Pond!!
Well kids, happy fishing,
shell collecting and flower-finding!
Red flowers, red flowers
look, Buddy!
Teeny yellow flowers
like Mom has at home!
Yup, and they smell like Mom's too!
Ah... AH... CHOOO!!
Those flowers are making
me hah-hah-CHOO! What can l do?
l know, fish for fishy fishies! La-la-loo!
l'll help you, Don-- l can be your spotter!
But first, Team Pteranodon,
l want each of you to go to
where you'll be looking
for Mom's present, and give me a shout
l wanna be able to hear you!
l'm here! Brawwk!
We're here! Brawwk! Raarrr!
Good! And l'm here!
Tiny! Look, it's a bee!
Remember what the Conductor said?
lf there are bees, there must be flowers!
Good!
Then follow me and the bee!
Hm. These flowers are different than
the others we've seen.
These have a long stem and a smaller blossom.
l see our bee likes 'em!
Yeah, looks like he's smelling it.
Now he's flying away! Let's go!
Wow! These flowers are
completely different, too!
But still no big red ones!
Look, Tiny: the first flower
These have one
two, three, four, five
SlX petals in a circle!
And little pink lines in the middle
Our bee's smelling these, too!
What¡®s that stuff in the
middle of the flower?
lt's kinda powder-y.
l'm not sure, but it looks like
the bee is taking it from the flower!
Maybe that's the part he likes best?
Yeah, may-bee.
Hey, it's flying again!
Come on, bee! Help us find some big,
red flowers!
Dad, look! a big splash!
Rawwwwk! That means a big fish!
Let's both dive for it!
Pterrrrrr-ANODON!!
O-kay, that was a big splash
for a very small fish.
Guess we have to keep fishing!
But y'know what l love?
FlSHlNG!!
Nice, but could be shinier!
Too small! Too big!
Ooh! You are super-shiny!
l need start a new pile.
l have a hypothesis about our bee:
it likes to go to every kind
of flower it can find
lt's easy to test-- look!
Yup, now it's visiting all
these yellow flowers!
Red ones, bee!
Find us some big, red ones!
Hm. Not exactly big enough
for a special "Mother's Day'' present!
Great horny-toads what a fish!
Yay! Go Team Pteranodon! Whoo-hoo!!
Shiny! Not very shiny! Small!
Medium! lcky! Ooh VERY shiny!
l wonder if l have enough!
Raaaawwk! Okay team, gather round
let's huddle by the puddle!
What? Already?!
That's Dad! We better head back.
Aww! lt's time to go,
and we looked and looked,
and we saw yellow, pink,
and white flowers but no big red ones!
Whoa-- where's the bee going?
Buddy, look what our bee found!
BlG, RED FLOWERS!!
Wow! They're so perfect for Mom!
She'll love 'em!
Let's pick some and bring 'em home!
WAlT! Don't pick 'em!
Mom said that all flowers are alive
and should be left alone to just look at
and smell!
Tiny! What if we take this
whole log back to Mom?
Well, l'll be you kids found
your big, red flowers!
Yup! A bee took us right to 'em! Well
after first visiting every
flower at the Big Pond!
Yeah. He seems to like all
different colored flowers.
Right, Tiny-- bees seem to
like brightly colored flowers the best.
lt.. looks like the bee
is drinking something from the flower!
Right you are, Buddy
the bee takes a drink from every flower
it's something called nectar!
But while he's getting nectar
something else sticks to his legs!
lt's called pollen
and the bee spreads it from flower to flower.
Does the pollen help make more flowers?
Ex-actly! Way to use
the ol' dino-brain, Buddy!
C'mon, hon. Almost there...
One, two, three! Open your eyes!
Brawwk! Oh my goodness presents?
A crown of the shiniest shells!
A giant fish! For my Mom!
Big, red flowers for your garden!
Oh! Growing out of their own log
they're beautiful!
All these presents are
just wonderful, kids!
Happy Mother's Day!!
Happy Mother's Day, hon!
Ohh-- l must be the luckiest Pteranodon
in the Mezozoic Era! Thank you, kids!
Whoops, l forgot! Ah AH... CHOO!!
Hi, l'm Dr Scott the paleontologist!
What is that buzzing sound?
Did you know that bees have
been around since the Mesozoic era,
when dinosaurs lived?
And they've always done the same things
they buzzed
and they helped make more plants.
When bees land on flowers
looking for sweet-tasting nectar
something called pollen inside
the flower gets trapped on their legs
The bees carry this pollen to other flowers
which helps the plants make
more plants! So flowers help bees
and bees help flowers!
The first bees and flowers lived
with dinosaurs And we're sure
glad that bees are still around today
doing their job helping plants!
So remember, get outside
make your own discoveries
and bee a backyard scientist.
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.
lf could wish for just one dish
My greatest wish would be more
Fish!
Hello, folks! lt's me,
the Conductor!
Today, we're going find
out what kind of dinosaur
Buddy is! l sure want
to find out! 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!
Mom? We're gonna say hi
to Mrs. Giganotosaurus.
Okay, you two. Have fun
then come right back Raawwk!
Hi, Mrs. Giganotosaurus!
Hello, Buddy! Hello,
Tiny! What's new with you two?
We're trying to figure out
what Buddy's species is!
Yeah! l was wondering if
l might grow up to be
a Giganotosaurus.
Really? You mean, like me?
Yeah! Look: we both walk on
our back legs, and have long tails
That's true But you're orange
with blue spots, and l'm all green
Buddy. Plus, l'm covered with
these spines from my head to my tail!
Hm. You're right. Well,
it was an interesting hypothesis
Buddy really likes the word " hypothesis.''
lt means " an idea you can test.''
lt was a good idea! And l'll bet Buddy
will grow up to be a
species that's a lot like me!
C'mon, Tiny we should
get back and sit with Mom.
Bye, Mrs. Giganotosaurus!
Bye, Buddy and Tiny!
Always nice to see you kids.
Bye! Enjoy the view!
l remember Mrs. Giganotosaurus told me
that she's a carnivore.
Uh-huh. That means she eats meat!
Whoa. Listen to my stomach
l guess l'm getting hungry!
Me too!
Next stop, Rexville Station
in the Cretaceous Time Period!
Let's stop for lunch at Rexville
kids. We've never been there before
lt would be an adventure!
l love adventures! And lunch!
Yeah! Let's stop at Rexville, Mom!
What a lovely forest, huh, kids?
Mom? This place smells like someplace
lt. it kinda smells like ME!
Really? l only smell leaves and dirt!
Well, l'll take your word for it,
Buddy
you've got a much better sense
of smell than us Pteranodons!
Go ahead and follow your nose
Buddy. Lead the way!
Tiny! Look at all these footprints!
Whoa they're huge!
l wonder what species lives here?
Well, hello there!
l'm Delores Tyrannosaurus Who are you?
Hello! l'm Tiny Pteranodon.
This is my Mom, and my brother
Buddy!
lt's... lovely to meet you,
Delores!
Are you the species
of dinosaur called Tyrannosaurus rex?
That's right, Mrs. Pteranodon!
Rexville is the home of
the Tyrannosaurus rex!
Who's there, Ma?
Do we have company?
Oh! That's my daughter, Annie.
ANNlE! Come meet our guests!
You have big, green eyes!
You have lots of big sharp teeth!
You smell just like me!
One, two
We both have two fingers!
Their arms and fingers and
feet and tails are the same, Mom!
Mm-hm! And look
their spots are the same, too!
Mom? Tiny?
l have a new hypothesis
l think l'm a Tyrannosaurus rex!!
We've never met you before
Buddy, but you sure are one of us!
l'm a T. rex?
Yeah you're just like me!
Mom!! Tiny!! l'm a T.
rex! A Tyrannosaurus! WOW!
But... l've never been here before.
Have l, Mom?
l don't know, Buddy!
When your Dad and l adopted you
we didn't know what species you were
but we put your egg in our nest to
raise you as one of our own kids!
Thanks! l'm really glad you're my mom!
But l'm sure glad to find
out what my species is!
This is so great!
l know, Buddy! You've been
wondering for a long time!
l'm a T. rex! You're a T
rex! l'm A T. rex! You're a T.
rex! Raaaar!!
C'mon, you guys!
l'll show you around and we can play.
Ma? Can we?
Sure! Go ahead, kids.
l'll stay here with Delores.
l have so many questions for
her about Tyrannosaurus rex!
Hooray! C'mon, Buddy! C'mon, Tiny!
Okay! This is a game that l love
called kick the cone! l count to ten
you hide, and then try to
kick the cone before l tag you
You play kick the cone?!
lt's Buddy's favorite game!
Then you better hide really well
because l'm pretty good at it!
Ready? One. two... three...
We have sharp eyes, too.
We can see long distances.
Y'know, l noticed that about Buddy
even when he was this small!
Yup! And all Tyrannosaurus
have a great sense of smell.
We have to eat a lot,
because we're so big, and
have so much to fill up!
Speaking of which,
it's time for lunch l'll call the kids.
Annnnnnnieeeeee!!!
Annnnnnnnnieeeeee!! Luuuunchtime!!
Com-ing, Ma...
Tiny! You can come out it's lunchtime!
Taa-daa!!
Raaaaarrrrr!!
You kids ready for lunch?
Yes!!
What do Tyrannosaurus like to eat?
Meat!!
Any kind of meat, and lots of it!
That means we're carnivores!
Today we're having carrion
that's dead meat!
Mmm-mmm!
l guess l wasn't that hungry.
Mmm! Boy, l love carrion!
l guess l must be a carnivore!
You sure are, Buddy!
Mrs. Tyrannosaurus?
l just noticed that your arms
aren't much bigger than mine, or Annie's.
Nope. You're right. We don't use
our arms for much we just kinda use our
big heads to grab things!
Yeah-- like lunch!
Wow, Buddy. Looks like your
arms are pretty much as
big as they're ever gonna get!
Yeah, well, at least l'll have
a gigantic head! So remember
someday l'm gonna be one
of the biggest carnivores on land! Raarrr!
Raaaarrrr!!
RAAAAARRRRRRRR!!!
We'll catch the next train back
so we're in time for dinner
with the rest of the family!
How many kids do you have?
There's two more little Pteranodons
Shiny and Don!
So you're the only T
rex in your family? That must be weird.
Huh?
Well, you don't look like they do.
Some kids look like their parents
and some don't. What matters is:
my family loves me!
Well, now that you know you're a T. Rex
don't you want to live in
Rexville with your same species?
No-- l can't wait to get home to
Pteranodon Terrace, 'cause
that's where my family lives!
l want to be with my Mom
and Dad and sisters and brother!
Bye! Thanks for lunch!
Come visit us again soon!
Thanks for helping me figure
out what my species is!
Yeah, Buddy! You're a T. rex!!
Mr. Conductor! Guess what?
l found out what species
l am-- l'm a T. rex!
Why, bless my scales and feathers.
Of course you are!
l should have put it all together!
You've got the eyes, the nose
the teeth, the tail yep! You're a T. rex!
And now that l know it,
l'm more interested in finding
out about different dinosaurs than ever!
l used to wonder who l was,
Why this tail and teeth and claws?
But now l know, l've got a plan,
Guess what kind of species l am!
T. rex-- l'm a Tyrannosaurus,
l'm the biggest carnivore
in the Cretaceous forest!
Gonna grow some giant legs,
Gonna grow enormous feet,
Gonna stomp around and
gnash my teeth and eat and eat and eat!
Tyrannosaurus love to eat!
The thing we love to eat is meat!
My nose is powerful so they say,
l can smell my food from a mile away!
l'm gonna be as tall as a tree,
l'm gonna roar till your ears get
sore! l'm gonna grow up big
and strong, But l guess my arms
won't get too long! 'Cause l'm a T. rex!
Yeah, l'm a T. rex! A roarin' round
the forest, Tyrannosaurus rex!
T. rex-- l'm a Tyrannosaurus,
l'm the biggest carnivore in
the Cretaceous forest!
Gonna romp and stomp around,
The biggest dinosaur in town,
A roarin' round the forest,
Tyrannosaurus rex!
Yyyyup! l sort of had
a feeling he was a T. rex!
Good night, kids!
Good night!
Nighty night-night!
Buddy? That was so great
that you found out what your species is.
l know!!
Tiny? l'll always look out for you
even when l'm a giant T. rex.
Wow. Thanks, Buddy!
When you're a giant T. rex,
l'm gonna ride around on your head!
l mean... can l?
Sure, Don!
Go to sleep, now, kids.
Hi, l'm Dr. Scott the Paleontologist.
And, this is a Tyrannosaurus Rex.
Tyrannosaurus Rex
Do you know what scientists call
animals that eat meat?
RAARR! Carnivore!
That's right!
Tyrannosaurs like
Buddy and Annie were carnivores
so they had to hunt for their food.
Can you think of any animals
that you've seen
maybe at the zoo
that are carnivores?
Lions! RAAARR!
Absolutely! Lions have a lot
of the same features as T. Rex!
Of course both have big,
sharp teeth that are great for
eating meat! And their teeth
also help them hunt other animals
Paleontologists can tell from looking
at T.rex skulls that this dinosaur
had excellent eyesight!
That's something else
they share with lions!
Another cool trait that helped
T.Rex find food
was a great sense of smell.
Lots of living animals
like lions and wolves
have a much better sense of
smell than we do,
so they can sniff animals
from a long way away.
Dinosaurs like T.rex may have
done the very same thing using keen
eyesight and a superior sense
of smell to hunt for their food!
RARRR! MEAT!
Keep watching for more
dinosaur 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.
All aboard! All aboard!
Let's take a ride on the Dinosaur Train!
Here she comes, right on time!
The Dinosaur Train's
comin' down the line!
All aboard! All aboard!
Rattle and bang, rumble and roar!
She's huffin' and a-puffin' like a hurricane!
Let's take a ride on the
Dinosaur Traaaaaaain!!
Hello, folks! lt's me,
the Conductor
Today, we're going to visit a
Brachiosaurus! That's a dinosaur
who walks four legs and has
a really long neck. So c'mon
along with me on the Dinosaur Train!
All aboaaaarrrd!
No, Buddy. lt's more like
All aBOAAAARRRD!
l think the Conductor sounds like
Aaaa-all aaa-booaar--orrrd!
Well, l may not sound like
the Conductor but l can do this:
Whoa! The Dinosaur Train's here??
That's not the train that's Tiny!
Whoa! The Dinosaur Train lS here!!
That's what l said.
Braaawk! And that means
we have to get to the station
Buddy and Tiny!
Yeah! Remember?
How could l forget?
Today's the day we become
Dinosaur Train Junior Conductors!!
Ooh!! Goody! That means
it's time for Dad to take Don and me to
Junior Pteranodon Fishing Club!
Um, Junior Pteranodon Fishing Club!
Thanks, Don!
Good luck fishing!
We're gonna be Junior Conduc-tors
we're gonna be Junior Conduc-tors!
Well, AFTER we do our
"three special tasks'' that the
Conductor told us about!
You mean, jobs?
Right! And THEN we'll
be Junior Conductors!
Right. Ooh. l really hope
we do our "three tasks'' okay.
You'll both do a great job, Tiny!
Yeah-- we'll have Ned to help us.
He's already a Junior Conductor!
Well, hello, Mrs. Pteranodon.
And look who we have here!
Possibly our newest Junior Conductors!
l know you can do it and you'll have help!
Besides me, you have a friend on board!
Ned!!
Yup! He's waiting for you!
All aboaaarrrd!!
Now, that guy sounds just
like the Conductor!
Ned? Hello! Ned?
Where is he?
You mean ME?
NED!!
Hi guys! What's up?
l think you grew even more
since the last time we saw you!
Well, l am a Brachiosaurus.
Someday l'll grow bigger than
this whole train car. Actually,
l think l'll grow bigger
than THREE train cars!
lsn't it great being on
the Dinosaur Train?
You guys love it like l do, right?
l love everything about it!
The coaches, the engine--
The tickets, the snack cart...
your really cool Junior Conductor hat!
The whistle!
l like it too, Tiny. And the
whistle means it's time to go!
All right, Buddy and Tiny!
Today you need to perform
three special tasks
one! Collect a ticket from a
passenger and punch a hole in it; two
explore the train until you find
a picture of your own species!
And, your third task is to
yell out " Time Tunnel''
when we get there!
When you've completed
those three tasks you'll both
be Dinosaur Train Junior
Conductors. Just like Ned!
And you'll get your Junior
Conductor hats! l wear
my Hat whenever l ride
the train-- and l ride the train a lot
like every day! 'Cause l ride
to Brachiosaurus School!
l like trains.
We LOVE trains!
All righty then! Time for
your first task!
Collect a ticket from a passenger
and punch a hole in it!
l know you'll find a way!
Good morning. My name is Buddy.
And l am Tiny Tiny Pteranodon.
Tickets, please!
Why certainly Buddy and Tiny
You are both very polite ticket takers.
Thank you.
Now we have to punch a hole in it.
How about your beak?
Nice job, Buddy!
Well done, Buddy and Tiny.
Good thinking! You have successfully
completed your first special task!
Yay!
Now! For your second task,
you must take a tour and explore
that means, observe really closely
the other cars of the Dinosaur Train
Discover what they're used for!
And remember in one of the cars
you must find a picture of your species!
And l'll help you guys!
l know everything about the
Dinosaur Train Ready to explore?
Can we, Mom? Pleeeeease?
Raawwk! Sure! But stick with Ned.
What happened to Ned?
l'm a-comin'! l'm not that speedy!
l'm a Brachiosaurus l've got long legs and
l move really slowly!
Plus, l'm a quadruped!
What's a quadruped?
Quadruped means l have four legs.
That's why they call me Ned!
Ned the quadruped!
One, two, three, FOUR!
And we have two legs!
Yup! Not all quadrupeds are slow
but Brachiosaurus are.
That's okay! We just won't run too fast
so you can keep up with us.
Thanks! Okay,
first we inspect the Observation Car!
Hello, Laura the Giganotosaurus!
Well hello Ned! Hi Tiny and Buddy!
Welcome to the Observation Car!
Hello, Laura the Giganotosaurus!
Do you observe things in this car?
Exactly, Buddy! From this car
we can observe things
in the outside world!
Wow, l can see all the way
to those volcanoes!
l can see all the way to the Big Pond!
But, l don't see a picture of
our species in here.
Ooh! l can see way ahead
there's some trees with really
tasty-looking leaves way up high!
How can you reach those leaves?
You can't fly, Ned!
Tiny, l observed that Ned's
front legs are really long
So l have a hypothesis!
Maybe Ned's front legs can
help him climb up high.
But how can we test that?
Here come the leaves! Watch this!
Mmm-mmm, these leaves are tasty!
Buddy, your hypothesis was right!
Ned used his legs to reach
the leaves! He's amazing!
Thanks! Well, let's keep touring
the train. Have have you guys ever been
in the caboose? You know
the small car at the end of the train!
The caboose? Never!Can we go?
Right through those doors!
You guys go ahead l'll meet you there.
What took ya so long?
Ned! Where did you come from?
l never left the Observation Car!
Boy, your neck comes in handy!
Yeah, long necks are great!
Ah! Tiny and Buddy and Ned!
Welcome to the Caboose.
This is where we Troodons
like to take a tea break.
Wow. Look at all these knobs
and switches! What are they for?
l'll show you! Look at this one
lf you turn this knob
it changes the sound of
the train's whistle!
What? Really??
Go ahead and try it, Tiny!
Look-- there's a quadruped
like Ned! Four legs!
Now pull down on the chain!
Tiny! Remember our special task?
To find a picture of our species!
There's a T.rex!
And there's a picture of a Pteranodon!
lt kinda looks like me
l bet it'll sound like me!
lt DOES sound like me!
Good job exploring, Buddy and Tiny
and congratulations
you each found a picture
of your species!
Goodness
me. Ned it's almost time!
Ooh, c'mon, you guys! Your
last special task!
You have to call out "Time Tunnel''
to the passengers!
Right! Task number three! Yes!!
l'm a-comin'
Okay, kids, time to announce it!
Today we're traveling all the way
back to the Jurassic Time Period!
That's the Time Period l live in!
Tunnel Time! l mean Tunnel
l mean... Time Tickle!
Whew! l think l'm nervous.
That's okay, l'll say it with you.
One, two, three TlME TUNNEL!
Now entering the Jurassic Period!
This is MY stop!
Hey, look!
There's Mom and Dad!
Hey, Ned! Welcome home!
Well, we need to head back
to the Cretaceous Time Period
Got to keep on schedule!
Buddy and Tiny?
You both did a great job todayl
Wel then! Ahem!
Buddy Tyrannosaurus and Tiny Pteranodon,
l hereby declare that you have successfully completed your three special tasks,
making you both... DlNOSAUR TRAlN JUNlOR CONDUCTORS!
l'm so proud of you kids!
So. now that you're Junior Conductors
what's the first thing you want to do?
All aboaaaaarrrrrd!
Bye! See you soon Buddy and Tiny!
Yeah! On the Dinosaur Train!
Bye, Ned! Thanks for all your help!
Hi, l'm Dr. Scott the paleontologist!
and this is a brachiosaurus.
Brachiosaurus.
Can you think of an animal
that's alive today that has
a long neck and that reaches
way high up into trees to eat leaves?
A giraffe!
Giraffes! And they're herbivores
which means they only eat plants
That's just like the brachiosaurus!
They loved plants, too!
And both the brachiosaurus
and the giraffe are really tall
and they both have super long necks!
So, they can eat leaves from the bottom
middle and top of trees!
Brachiosaurus was so tall
that they could reach leaves over 40 feet
off the ground!
That's like four school buses stacked on
top of one another!
Now that's tall!
Whoooa. . .!!
So remember
go out 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.
lf could wish for just one dish
My greatest wish would be more
Let me guest?
Fish!