Hello, folks! lt's me
the Conductor!
Today, we're going
to solve a mystery
who's the owner of this
amazing feather?
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!
Hey, guys! l'm flyin'! l'm flyin'!
Whoa! You okay there, Buddy?
l'm fine. l didn't see you, Dad.
Well, here l am! Hey
Team Pteranodon
l've got something to show you!
Gather 'round!
Where'd you find it?
On the Dinosaur Train!
l didn't know the Dinosaur
Train had feathers!
Well, no, it was just sitting on a seat,
Don. Must have fallen
off one of the passengers.
l wonder what kind of
dinosaur has feathers like this?
Maybe a dinosaur who uses
feathers to fan herself in the heat!
l'd love to have feathers!
Or it's an under water creature
who uses feathers to dive down deep!
Oh, Don. Feathers? Underwater?
This obviously came from a
dinosaur that digs tunnels
underground! AND swim!
l'm not so sure about that
Shiny. Whatever it is
it has feathers so it must fly!
Hmm...maybe.
But we still don't even know
who the feather is from!
Yeah! lt's a mystery!
Ooh, let's solve the
"Feather Mystery''!
We'll investigate!
You mean, look for clues
and ask questions?
Yeah, and try to find a dinosaur
with feathers that match this one!
And every time you find a clue
you sing, " dun-dun-DUN!!''
Dun-dun-DUNN!!
And since Dad found the feather on
the Dinosaur Train
we should start there
to solve the mystery!
Can we ride the Dinosaur
Train to solve the mystery
Mom and Dad?
Can we? Can we, pleeease?
Rawwwk! Sure!
l'm always up for a mystery
to be solved!
You go ahead
Shiny and Don and
l are flying up to Lookout Point!
Yeah, we're going to look at
the Dinosaur Train from there!
Okay, Don! We'll wave to you!
Bye! Have fun!
Well, hello, Mrs. Pteranodon
and Buddy and Tiny!
Hello, Mr. Conductor!
We're here to discover
the answer to a mystery!
A Feather Mystery!
A feather mystery?
Well, let's look for clues
on the Dinosaur Train!
All aboooaaard!!
Excuse me... Hmmm. no feathers.
Excuse me. Hmmm. nope. No match.
Awwwwk!! Not mine!
Yeah, it's a feather
but it's not like ours at all!
lt's not as colorful and less fluffy
And it's smaller!
Hey, Buddy and Tiny! What's up?
Ned!! Where'd you come from?
The next car down
l hear you have a feather
mystery going on!
Let's see. lt's not one of mine...
Ne-ed! You don't have feathers!
Right! l was testing ya!
Boy, Buddy.
This mystery gets more and
more mysterious every second!
Aak! The feather!!
Looking for something?
Thanks, Mr. Conductor!
Any luck finding a match?
Nope. There aren't any
dinosaurs with feathers
on this whole train!
Really? What about
TROODONS like me?
Whoa!! Dun-dun-DUNN!!
Troodons? Have feathers?!
l didn't know they were under
your hat all this time!
They're amazing!
Well, thanks, Buddy
l am rather fond of them!
Ours doesn't match yours, either.
Y'know, there was a family
of dinosaurs that rode
the train yesterday
and they had feathers
A species called Velociraptor!
Ooh! Velociraptor!
Dun-dun-DUNN!!
Maybe one of 'em lost a feather!
Mm-hm. Their feathers
are pretty similar to
the one you have!
But how can we meet
a Velociraptor?
You're in luck! We'll be
passing Velociraptor Valley very soon
You could stop there
if it's okay with your Mom!
Raawwwk! Absolutely!
We have a mystery to solve!
Hoorayyy!
All righty then! Next stop
Time Tunnel!
Time Tunnel approaching!
Velociraptor Valley
in the Cretaceous Time Period!
Good luck with your
feather mystery, kids!
Thanks! Bye!!
Boy, it sure is sandy here.
Yes, it's a desert!
This is where Velociraptor likes to live.
Look!!
Wow! Buddy!
Here's a feather just like
our mystery feather! Another clue!
Dun-dun-DUNN!!
And another! And another!
But they're bigger than
the mystery feather.
l wonder where they all come from?
Well, most likely from me!
Hi. l'm Velma Velociraptor!
Hello! l'm Mrs. Pteranodon
and these are my kids
Buddy and Tiny.
Hi!
Pleasure to make your acquaintance
We don't get much company out here
'cause there's not much here
But we like it. Lots of space.
Oh yes, of course lt's very roomy.
Mrs. Velociraptor?
We're looking for a match
for this feather.
Looks familiar Wanna compare?
lt's kind of the same
But this one is smaller.
Hm. Maybe your feather
comes from a younger Velociraptor!
Hey, Valerie!
Come on over and
meet our new friends!
What's up, Mom?
These nice kids are Buddy
and Tiny, and they have
a feather mystery!
They're looking for a match.
Well, there are no feathers like mine
l mean, look at these fabulous colors!
l don't think any other
feather really matches mine.
Can we compare this one to yours?
Well, o-kay
Wow! lt's just like yours! Perfect!
The feather mystery is solved!
YAYYY! lt's a Velociraptor feather!
Wonderful! Valerie
why don't you show Buddy
and Tiny around the sand dunes
while Mrs. Pteranodon and l have a chat?
Um, okay... C'mon, Buddy
and Tiny. Let's look around!
So, Valerie
what's it like having feathers?
lt's good
Have you always had feathers
since you were hatched?
Or did they grow on you?
l think l've always had them
l can't imagine not having them.
Well, they're really pretty.
Yeah, they're gorgeous!
Thanks, Buddy! Yeah
l guess they are pretty gorgeous
Did l mention that they're
all different colors?
Hey. anybody want to
race to the top of the hill?
Yeah!
Hm. Okay...
Readysetgo!
Hey, wait up!
Wow, you're a really fast runner, Valerie!
Of course!
Velociraptors are fast.
That's what "Velociraptor''
means: "fast hunter.''
Let's race down the hill again
And this time you can fly, too!
ls something wrong Valerie?
Velociraptors can't fly.
You can't?! But you have feathers!
Yeah! l thought your feathers
meant you were like
a bird or something.
lt's okay, Tiny. l just
well, l just really wish that
l could fly like you!
Really?
Really-really.
That's funny. '
Cause l wish l had your
amazing feathers!
You do? Really?
Yeah. They're so beautiful!
Hey, you're BOTH great
Tiny can fly,
Valerie has beautiful feathers
But l don't have either one of 'em!
Aw, Buddy. But you do
have those amazing teeth!
Let's all be friends, okay?
Yeah! Of course!
So, Valerie
what do you use your feathers for?
l have a hypothesis!
Valerie uses her feathers
for different things than flying.
Are your feathers warm?
Yeah! They help keep me
warm when it gets cold.
lt gets cold?! Here in the desert?
When the sun goes down
it can get chilly! Oh
and see? We also put feathers around
our nest to keep our eggs nice and warm!
Ooh! That looks so cozy!
We should do this for
our nest at home!
So, it turns out that your
feathers are good for
keeping you warm.
Yup, your hypothesis was right
Buddy! But y'know most of all
l like how my feathers LOOK
l LOVE to
show them off!
Yeah. l wish l could do that.
Well. maybe you can!
Okay, Buddy we're ready!
Ahem! Welcome everybody
to the first ever Velociraptor
Valley Fashion Show!
Rawwk! A fashion show?
What's that?
Um, it's like a show
where we'll show stuff off
and have fun!
And now!
From Velociraptor Valley
here's. Valerie Velociraptor!
Valerie is wearing her winter feathers--
fluffy, warm, and ready for those cold desert nights!
Like tonight!
And now, Dinosaurs and
Pterosaurs,
please welcome..Tiny!
Tiny's gorgeous wings
let her fly fast and high.
And, now, let's hear it for
Buddy!
Show us those teeth, Buddy!
Oh my, that's the Dinosaur Train
Thanks for the show
but we have to get going, kids!
Bye, Valerie!
Thanks for the fashion show!
And thanks for helping
solve the feather mystery!
Dun-dun-DUNN!!
Sure! Hey Tiny,
here's a little present
to remember me by.
Whoa- a feather CROWN!
Gosh! Thanks, Valerie!
Well, well Mystery solved!
Allll aboarrrrrrd!!
And it's called it a
"Fashion Show!''
And Valerie gave us
velociraptor feathers!
Yeah, it was so much fun!
Oh, we had fun too
flying up to Lookout
Point. Right, Don?
Don? Don? Where is he?
Hellooo, Pteranodons and T. rexes!
Welcome to the Pterano
DON Terrace Feather
Fashion Show! Ta-daaah!!
Oh, Don...!
Hi, l'm Dr.
Scott the paleontologist!
We used to think that dinosaurs
were covered with scales
You may be surprised to
learn that some dinosaurs
like Velociraptor
actually had feathers
even though they couldn't fly
Can you think of any birds alive
today that have feathers but can't fly?
An ostriches!
Yup! Ostriches have wings
and feathers but can't fly
Any others?
Penguins!
That's right, penguins also
have feathers but can't fly
They use their wings to swim
and catch food underwater.
Peacocks have beautiful
colored feathers that they
use mostly for showing off
instead of for flying
And it's possible that Velociraptor
and other dinosaurs also
had colorful feathers
that they used for show.
Point. of. Fact.
Dinosaurs did not put
on fashion shows.
Awww
Thank you.
Well, that's true
But a lot of dinosaurs like
Velociraptor did have cool
looking feathers.
Yay!
Birds also use their feathers
to stay warm,
and it's possible that Velociraptor
did the same
Having a covering of feathers is
a lot like having a warm coat to
wear when it's cold outside.
BRRR!!
Looks like you kidss could
use some Velociraptor feathers!
Aaaahhh!!
Well, that's all for now
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
our friends the Triceratops family
and find out all about their frills! So
c'mon along with me on
the Dinosaur Train!
All aboaaaaarrrd!
You can't surprise me!
AAAAHHHH!!!
You can't surprise me!
BOO!!!
AAAHHHH!!!!
You can't--
AAAAAHHHH!!!!
You can't surprise me!
AAAAAHHHH!
Got ya! But l know you
can't surprise me!
BOO!!!
BOO!!!!
Shiny!
What? l told you:
You Can't Surprise Me!
Buddy, Don... come here!
Your plan's not going to work.
l just can't be surprised. l
BOO!!!!
l like it! Very impressive
l'm not surprised but. it looks good!
Not even a little surprised?
Let's try one more time!
Not right now
we have to get to the Dinosaur Train!
We're meeting Mrs.
Triceratops and Tank to
play at the Big Pond remember?
Yaaayyyy!!
l can't wait to see Tank again!
Me neither!
l bet l know where we'll find him, too.
The snack cart!
Hello, Pteranodon family!
There's a certain dinosaur
with three horns waiting
for you on board!
That's. Tank, isn't it?
Of course it's Tank!
l'd like a leaf turnover
a couple of leafcakes
and a leaf-wich extra leafy please.
Tank!!
Uh-oh.
Oops. Sorry.
Whoa, Nellie!!
Yowch. Sorry, Mr. Conductor!
Pteranodons!
Oops! My frill got in the way!
l made a frill jam!
"Frill jam?''
Wait, what's your frill?
My frill is this big curvy part
of my head.
And it's um, jammed.
Here we are folks! Next stop
Big Pond! Big Pond next station!
Great! The Big Pond! Let's play!
l hope his frill doesn't
get caught on anything else.
Yeah. l wonder what
his frill is for, anyway?
Come on!
Trudy and l are going to
stay over here and catch up
l've heard that a bossy kid
has been playing around
the Big Pond lately.
Aw, we'll be fine, Mom!
l know you will.
Just call us if you need us.
Okay
let's play hide and seek!
YEAH!!
Buddy, you're " it''!
One, two, three, four, fiiiive...
Ready or not, here l come!
Ha! You got me, Buddy!
Found you!
Found you!. and you!. and you!
Heyyy, where's Tank?
Where is that guy? Tank?
Tank? Are you lost? Hello, Tank?
Um... a little help, please?
l'm stuck! Frill jam number two!
Tank, can you lift
your head up a little?
The branches get wider there.
Good thinking, Buddy!
Guess that's what happens
when you have one of
the biggest heads of any dinosaur!
l like it-- it means we can
always find you in Hide and Seek!
Yeah. Maybe we should rename
this place " Kinda Way Too
Small Pond'' since there's
nothing big enough to hide my frill!
Maybe l can hide you!
Um, we can still see Tank's frill, Don.
How'bout now?
Or now? Or, now?
Still can see the frill! Yup
there's Tank! Hi!
Tank, l have a hypothesis
about what your frill is for!
Y'mean, an idea you can test?
Yup! My hypothesis is:
you have a frill so other
dinosaurs can see you better!
Well, we tested that hypothesis
We all can see him really well!
l know exactly what Tank's
frill is for: it blocks the sun
and makes shade for the rest of us!
Maybe it helps him catch leaves
so he can save them for later!
Leaves? Yum!
Or maybe the frill helps him fly!
Fly??
ure! l bet Tank can fly!
Wanna try it, Tank?
Uh... sure, why not?
Great! Now, stand up
and spread your wings
What wings?
Good! Now lean back a little more
and get ready to leap into the sky!
WHOOOOOAAAA!
He's coming down!
Tim-ber!!!!
Catch him!
Whew! Thanks.
l don't think Tank's
frill is for flying, Don.
Oh well. Trying to fly really
works up an appetite Leaves, anyone?
Okay, we know Tank's
frill doesn't help him fly
What is it for?
l'm not exactly sure
l just know l've had it all my life
like all Triceratops.
Hey! Maybe that's it:
frills are here to tell everyone
l'm a Triceratops!
Kids? Time for one more game
we have to go soon!
One more game? How about
"You Can't Surprise Me''!
Yeah! Tank, you have to
help us surprise Shiny!
lm-possible! You know why?
Because, You Can't Surprise Me!
Boo!!!
Boo!!
BOO!!
Hey. l'm Keenan.
Hi, Keenan.
Maybe he's the bully Mom
was talking about!
What're you guys doing?
We're playing You Can't
Surprise Me. Want to play?
Nah, that sounds boring
l say we play Follow the Leader. l'll lead.
Well, we like playing You
someone else to lead!
Rawwwk! Everything okay over here?
Everybody playing nice?
We're fine, Mom. Thanks.
Okay... if you need us, just call.
Anyway, Follow the Leader! Unless...
You don't want to play with me.
Of course we'll play with you!
Great! Follow me... if you can!
Hm! l think it's time for someone else to lead!
No way!
lf l don't lead l don't play!
But you have to play nicer!
Or go find somewhere else to play!
But l don't want to go anyplace else
What do you think about that?
l think you're a big, mean bully!
What do you think about that?
Uh... l'm not going anywhere!
l have an idea how we
can get Keenan to go away.
Remember when we stacked
ourselves up to surprise Shiny?
Yeah! That was fun.
lt didn't surprise Shiny
but l bet it'll surprise Keenan!
.And if you'd be nice to other kids
l bet they'd be nice to you.
Hey Keenan, look-- carrion!
Where?
l don't see any
Huh?! What's going on?
WHAAA!! What is that?!
Whoa, that frill it's really big
and scary! l'm, l'm just
um, is that my mom calling me?
Coming, Mom!
Wow. What a frill!
Yeah-- Tank used his frill to
make Keenan go away!
Y'know what l think?
Maybe it's for different things
to help other Triceratops
know he's a Triceratops
AND to look bigger
and make not-nice
dinosaurs leave you alone!
Yeah--! Maybe it is!
Whatever it is
your frill is
like your superpower!
You need a superhero
name to go with it!
Big... Big Head Kid?
The lntimidator!
The Frillinator!
Yeah! The Frillinator!
And every superhero
needs a theme song!
His name is Tank and
he's king of the hill,
And when mean dinosaurs
get a look at his frill,
They all run away, and...
lt's really a thrill!
And when l'm done
l am so hungry still!!
'Bye, guys! Let's play again soon!
'Bye, Frillinator!
l'm the Frillinator!
And everyone knows
l'm a Triceratops because of my frill!
Hey! Don, you did it!
Yeah, you surprised Shiny!!
No-- uh, no, he didn't!
You Can't Surprise--
l did, Shiny, l surprised you!!
Okay.. maybe you did a little.
Don dances around
Hi, l'm Dr.
Scott the paleontologist!
Hey, that's a nice fril
l you've got there!
Paleontologists used to
think that Triceratops and
other horned dinosaurs used
their frills for fighting off
big meat-eaters like
Tyrannosaurus rex.
But now we think that
these big bony frills were
probably used to show
off to other Triceratops.
The frill makes this dinosaur
look much bigger.
There's a very cool lizard alive
today called the Frill
Necked Lizard
Whenever it needs to scare
off other animals, it raises its
frill to make itself look bigger.
Triceratops wasn't able to
raise and lower its frill
lnstead, the frill was always up
And the head of Triceratops was huge
about 10 feet long,
the biggest head of any
land living animal ever!
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 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.
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 to visit
the Argentinosaurus family
and find out just how big
they are! So c'mon along
with me on the Dinosaur Train!
All aboaaaaarrrd!
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!
There. Okay, Don's turn!
Why are you doing this, Buddy?
So we can see how big we're growing!
What? No, we're going to
stay this size forever!
Yeah! Aren't we?
l think we're all going to grow up Don
Okay, let's measure Buddy!
Wow. Have you been growing, Buddy?
l guess.
Don't you want to mark
your height, Tiny?
Nah. Why should l?
Everyone knows l'm the smallest kid!
Even my name is small.
"Tiny!'' lt sounds so tiny.
Aw, it's a great name!
l'm pretty sure it doesn't
matter how small or big you are
all sizes are good.
And there are lots
of good things about being small.
Like what?
Like... you can fit into small
places that other animals can't!
That's true!
Still, you'll probably
always be bigger than me
Sorry, l'm not trying to be bigger.
l'm trying to be bigger!
RAARR! l'm the best
'cause l'm the biggest!
l think Don's right
being biggest does
mean you're the best.
Aw, c'mon
Tiny! That's not true!
l wonder what really is
the biggest dinosaur?
l think the biggest dinosaur
EVER is the Triceratops!
Well, their heads are big, but
Let's ask Mom who's the biggest.
Braak! Good question
The biggest dinosaurs
that l know of are
called ARGENTlNOSAURUS!
Ar-Who-What-osauus?!
Mom said "Argentinosaurus!''
How big are they, Mom?
Hmm l'd say they're as long
as it is from here to
About at that red bush!
Whoa, that's one big dinosaur!
l can't even imagine
a dinosaur that big
How's that possible?
Well, maybe we need to
go see one for ourselves!
Brawwk! Good idea!
Are you okay meeting
a really big dinosaur, Tiny?
l think so. Maybe those
big guys would want to
meet someone tiny!
l'll stay here with Dad and Don!
Yeah! We're going to
help Dad fix the nest!
Great! Well, we're off to
catch the Dinosaur Train!
Bye!
Well, hello, Mrs. P,
and Buddy and Ti-nee!
Hello, Mr. Conductor!
So, want to go for a train ride?
Yeah!!
All abooooard!!
Let's play a game!
"ls the Argentinosaurus bigger than ?''
Bigger than... Mom
and Dad together?
Or Mom, Dad,
Shiny and two Dons eating a huge fish?
five Dads?
five of Mom, two Shinys and
Dons and me and three Dinosaur Trains
together?!
toe-claw
Argentinosaurus, eh?
l wish we could fit an
Argentinosaurus on
the Dinosaur Train!
They're just too big.
Back at Dinosaur Train industries
we're working on a huge
Hey, Mr. Conductor look, it's the
Whoops! Time Tunnel!
Time Tunnel approaching!
Argentinosaurus Plains Station!
Pteranodon family!
Enjoy the big dinosaurs
kids! lf you climb one
hold on tight!
Bye!
Why would
Okay, kids, let's take a stroll!
Wow. Being here makes
me feel even smaller!
Remember, no matter
how small or big you are
all sizes are good.
l'm just nervous about
meeting the Argentinosaurus.
Well, they're really big, Tiny,
but everyone knows
they're really nice!
Tiny?
Hi! l'm Mr. Argentinosaurus.
Well, very nice to meet you!
l'm Mrs. Pteranodon
and these are my kids
Tiny and Buddy.
Hi.
H-hi. l'm Tiny. Very Tiny.
Hi, l'm Arnie Arnie Argentinosaurus!
Hi. l'm Tiny Pteranodon
Can l ask you something
Arnie? What's it like to be so big?
ls it fun to be big? Or hard?
lt's good being big
But being big is all l know about.
Dad, l'm hungry.
Wasn't Arnie just eating?
Arnie lumbers over to the bushes
Wow, Arnie,
you were really hungry!
Oh, he's hungry all day, always.
He's a growing boy!
Whoops. Dad's tail! Jump!
Heh. My tail's a bouncer!
Hey, l'm all turned around
Where's Arnie?
Down here, Dad! Hey, Buddy! Tiny!
Run down here to me!
But your Dad is so. long!
Make it a race! Ready set, go!
Your.. Dad.. so.. long
Buddy, mind if l fly?
Go right ahead!
Dad
My Dad's twice as long as l am!
Hey do guys want to climb on my tail?
Go for it! l don't mind.
l used to climb on my Dad's.
Wait, climb on your tail? Really?
Come on! lt's great up here!
Welp, like the Conductor said
hold on tight!
l am!
Now the fun part slide back down!
Wow, it's like a cave under
here! Look at those legs!
He's way bigger than
the boulders at the Big Pond!
l am so tired
l'll just sit. Down.
Raawwk! Look out! He's gonna sit!
Dad wouldn't actually sit on you!
Yup! l'm just kidding, kids!
Whew, just watching you
guys running made me hungry.
Really? Are you always hungry?
Always. l have a huge appetite!
And a really long neck!
But why is your head so small?
That's just the way l am
You're small that's just who you are
But you can move fast. l can't.
l have a hypothesis about Arnie
being that big means Arnie
always needs to eat a LOT
so he can move his body!
Ya know, l think you're right
When l don't eat l can
hardly move at all! That's
That really smart, Buddy.
Arnie? l observe that you
only eat plants.
So are you a herbivore?
l am! Plants and bushes for me!
He's a hungry,
hungry herbivore!
lmagine being so big
and eating so much!
But you know what Tiny
sometimes l wish
l was small like you.
You DO?? Whyyyy?
Well,
so l could do things
that big guys like me can't do
You're lucky.
You can run fast, or fly
Hm. Maybe l am kinda lucky!
Or play hide and seek
You mean like... THlS?
Nice hiding spot, Tiny!
See, Tiny? lt would be
so fun to be small enough to do that!
Look at this little guy
l guess l must seem like a giant to him!
You're right, Tiny!
Arnie's way bigger than us
but we're way bigger
than that little bug.
Ya know,
l remember when l was smaller
l used to love getting
a ride from my Dad!
Yup. And l loved giving you rides!
Those were the days.
Hey, Dad! l've got an idea
you could give Buddy and Tiny a ride!
Rawwk! Oh! That'd be SO fun!
Wouldn't it, Buddy?
Uh. all the way up there?
Here, climb on
l'll lift you up!
Go-ing up!
Wow. This must be what flying's like!
Yeah, it lS like flying!
Except this time
l'm with you, Buddy!
Yoo hoo! Hello up there!
Hi Mom!!
Hey, look,
l see the Dinosaur Train
chugging along
WAY over there!
Oh my! We'd better get going
can't miss the Train!
So. who wants an Argentinosaurus
ride to the train station?
Can we ride there Mom? Please?
Rawwwk! Sure you can!
Next stop- the Train Station!
Thanks for the ride!
And thanks for a great day!
lt was dinotastic!
Same here, Buddy
my new buddy.
Arnie, thanks for telling me
how being Tiny can be great.
Yup. l'm pretty sure it doesn't
matter how big or small you are
all sizes are good!
That's what l told her!
Next time we visit you
Arnie, l might not be so tiny
'cause guess what?
l'm still growing!
Yeah! You'll be Big Tiny!
All aboaaarrrrd!!
Bye!!
Bye!! Visit soon for another ride!
l'm a huge
hungry Argentinosaurus!
Tickets! Tickets please!
Whoops! The tickets are
caught right between the seats!
l.can.reach the tickets!
l'm exactly the right tiny size!
Tiny power! Tiny power!
Tiny power!
Hi, l'm Dr.
Scott the paleontologist!
Hey guys! l'm down here!
This dinosaur is so big
you can barely see me!
Do you know what kind
of dinosaur this is?
Argentinosaurus!
That's right!
This is an Argentinosaurus
one of the largest animals
ever to live on land
Now what's the biggest
animal living on land today?
The elephant!
Right! Elephants are big
but one Argentinosaurus
was about 100 feet long!
That's as long as five
elephants put together!
And Argentinosaurus
weighed about as much
as 20 elephants!
Now that's a lot of dinosaur!
And just like elephants do today
Argentinosaurus must
have eaten an amazing
amount of plant food!
Paleontologists still wonder
how Argentinosaurus could
have eaten enough food with
such a small head.
How do elephants reach
high up into trees to find food?
With their trunks!
Argentinosaurus didn't have a trunk
but it did have a long neck
that it probably used to
reach high into trees
And being such a gigantic animal
it probably spent most of
the day just trying to find
enough of the green stuff
to keep itself going.
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.
'CAUSE 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 find
out more about Tyrannosaurus rex
their amazing eyes
and terrific sense of smell!
So c'mon along with me
on the Dinosaur Train!
All aboaaaarrrd!
Okay-- here's today's rules
for Dinosaur Hopscotch!
We toss the stick over our
shoulder onto a square
then hop backwards
Buddy, are you even listening?
Oh... sorry, Shiny.
l thought l heard
the Dinosaur Train whistle!
Yeah! Today's the day
that the Tyrannosaurus
family's coming to visit us!
For the first time!
Ooh! Delores Tyrannosaurus?
Yup! And her daughter
Annie! You'll like her
She's really fun.
Does Annie look like you, Buddy?
Well, pretty much
Her hands have two fingers
and she has big green eyes
and sharp teeth, like me.
And we both have good eyesight
and a good sense of smell
we both like to run
and play kick the cone
Hm. l don't really like
to play kick the cone.
l like to play kick the cone!
you'll really like her, Don.
Y'know who l can't wait to meet?
Her mom!
She's a grown-up T. rex!
Right!
So l get to see how big
you'll get when ou're grown up, Buddy!
Yeah, l guess you will!
Rarrr!!
Can we please go to
the train station and wait for them?
Sure, Don! Let's go!
Raaawwwk! C'mon!
HEY!
BUDDY! Raarr!!
Hey, Annie! High two!
This is Shiny, and Don
and you remember Tiny!
Sure! Hi Tiny! Hi Shiny!
Don, how's that ol' tooth
collection coming?
Whoa.
She's really big, Buddy!
Are you gonna be that
big someday?
Maybe even bigger! RARRR!
RAARRR!
You must be Mr
Pteranodon! Hi
l'm Delores Tyrannosaurus!
Whoa. that's a powerful handshake!
So good to see you
Delores! C'mon
we'll show you around the nest!
You like it? lt's called the
Cretaceous Western lnterior Sea!
l love it! So blue it's beautiful!
We don't have a sea where we live
lt's all forest!
So you've never seen a sea?
No- amazing! Full of fish, huh?
Yep! Fish! Mm-mm
That's what Pteranodons love to eat!
ls that some kind other kind of
Pterosaur way out there?
Gosh, l guess
it's so far away
l can barely see it!
You have such great eyesight
Delores. ls it because
your eyes face forward?
Yup! That way they're
more useful for catching
our prey- like this!
Okay! Before we went to
the train station we were playing
Kick the cone?
Because we could play that!
l love to play kick the cone!
Right, Buddy?
Yeah!!
You know that game
Shiny? l count to five
and you all hide
l know the way the game is played,
but l don't really
feel like playing it
l think l'll hang out with
the grown-ups. Brawwk!
Um, " Brawwk!''
Wanna play something else?
How 'bout " l Smell''?
Ooh! l love " l Smell''!
How do you play it?
Like this: l smell with my big nose
something that is.. fruity!
l only smell leaves and dirt.
And bugs!
l smell with my big nose
these fruity smelling berries!
Ding ding ding!! You're right
Buddy! That's what l could smell!
"HlGH TWO.''
Boy,
T. rexes sure can smell
huh? We're SO much alike!
Yyyup!
Hey, Buddy. Let's play
a better game
One that Pteranodons can win.
Okay, how 'bout kick the cone!
Great idea! Here's a cone!
l knew they'd pick that game
They both have big strong legs.
Yeah. Annie's a
T. rex! Just like Buddy!
Okay, Buddy
you count to five and we'll
all hide! And remember
no flying! We all have to run!
One, two, three four, fiiiive
Ready or not here l come!
l see you, Don!
Taa-daahh! l kicked the cone!
Buddy
how could you see me
where l was hiding?
l guess l just have good eyesight.
And maybe next time
you shouldn't hide
behind such a little bush.
Oh! Right.
Maybe we should play some
Don't feel bad, Don
We T. rexes have eyes
that face forward
that's why we can spot you so easy!
Yeah! Raaarrr!
We're T. rexes!
l said: let's play something else!
Can we play another T. rex game?
Yeah! Oh, here's a game
that l know Buddy would love
Raawk!! l don't want to play
T. rex games anymore!
l do!
Okay, what's a game
that three of us can play?
Hm. We can play "Bug Collectors.''
That sounds fun How's it go?
Well, you collect bugs
C'mon, l'll show you
Tiny?
She'll probably come right back.
Hmph! " T. rex can do this!
T. rex can do that!'' Grrrrr!!
Wait. Why am l still
walking like a T. rex?
Hey, Buddy.
You haven't collected any bugs
What's wrong?
l was thinking about Tiny
Something made her feel sad
Or mad. l think we should go find her.
Yeah. We could make it
a game, and call it
"Let's Find Tiny''!
Ooh! That sounds like fun!
We'll see who's first to find Tiny
by following her tracks!
lt's called "tracking''!
Hm! l like the skinny silver ones.
Mm-hm. But try these round ones
They're my favorite!
Mom, Dad, have you seen Tiny?
No. Should we have?
Well, she kind went off by herself.
l thought we better look for her.
Braawwk! Thanks
Buddy. We'll help
C'mon, everybody!
Ti-nyyyyy!
Tiii-nyyyyyy!!
Buddy! l can smell Tiny!
l smell her, too!
Tiny's footprints!!
They go this way!
C'mon!
T. rexes are good at tracking!
Ti-nyyy! Ti-nyyy!
Look-- the tracks just stop!
And now l can't smell her anymore.
l have a hypothesis:
the reason her tracks stop
and we can't smell 'em
anymore is because Tiny
must have started flying!
Look! Way up there
l can see a hole in that tree
and something green inside it!
Hey yeah! Me too!
What're you guys talking about?
l remember once Tiny told me
that she found a hole way
up in the trees where she
likes to go when she wants
to be by herself.
Oh, l see what you're
pointing at. l'll fly up
there and get her!
Brawk. Hi, Tiny.
Brawk. What's up, Don?
Um, what are you doing
way up here?
it's just a place l found
lt's kind of a hiding place.
Well, it sure is tiny... Tiny.
Yeah. l call it my " Tiny place.''
Oh, right! That's what Buddy said.
Buddy said that?
Yeah. He's looking for you
All over He's sniffing around
and using his super eyesight.
Buddy noticed that l was gone?
He thought you
might be sad or mad or something.
l was! l didn't think anyone
wanted to play with me.
Well, we do!
Wanna come back down?
Yeah, if they're looking for me. C'mon!
Hi, Buddy. Hi, Annie.
l'm. sorry that l said
l didn't like your T
rex games and flew off by myself.
Aw, don't worry
We should have played
more games that
Pteranodons are good at!
We were just playing T. rex games.
But we liked searching for you
we used our sense of smell
and our forward looking eyes.
Yeah. We followed your tracks!
lt was like a huge game
of kick the cone!
OH! There you are, Tiny!
l was just up there in the trees
Mom. And l was only gone a minute!
Well, lt's okay to take
some time by yourself
but you need to let us know
where you're going!
We were scared!
l didn't think of that Sorry, Mom!
Well, Mr. and Mrs Pteranodon
it's probably time that
Annie and l head back
to the train station.
Already?!Awwww!
Sorry you had to spend
half your visit looking for me, Annie.
Are you kidding?
That was my favorite part! Raarr!!
Bye, Delores!
Bye, Pteranodon family!
ANN-NNlE!! C'mon, get on board!
COMlNG, MA!!!
Bye, you guys! Raarr!!
Come on, kids.
Let's go make dinner Braaawwk!
Buddy
can l talk to you for a second?
Sure.
Um, l was wondering. Do you
like playing with Annie more than me?
No! Did you think l did?
Well, l just felt bad that you
and Annie were having
so much fun being
T. rexes. That's why
l flew away to be by myself
l was afraid that
if Annie was your friend
you wouldn't like ME anymore!
What? But you're my sister
and my best friend, Tiny!
Phew! Boy, is THAT a relief
'Cause you're my best friend, too!
we know about each other!
Like you knew about my Tiny place.
And we both really
like the Dinosaur Train!
And we both think bugs taste awful!
Y'know what?
we may not be the same species,
but we're pretty much
the same on the inside!
l like you 'cause you're you, Tiny!
Buddy's my best friend!
l'm glad it didn't end,
l felt bad and sad
and mad, and flew away
But then we talked it out,
And y'know what? lt turns out
We're still best friends anyway!
Hooray!!
C'mon, we better catch
up with everyone!
They must be halfway
to the nest by now
l'll run
you go ahead and fly.
Naw, Buddy,
l'll run with you! T. rex style!
Hi, l'm Dr
Scott the paleontologist!
Can you think of any
animals you've seen
sniffing around on the ground?
A dog!
Right! Dogs use their great
sense of smell to find things, like
FOOD!
Yeah! And we think that
tyrannosaurs also had a
great sense of smell,
which they used to track
other when they were hunting.
Tracking means that animals
follow those smells like
detectives until they find
where the scent is coming from
Plenty of other animals have
a great sense of smell
For example bears and wolves
some fishes, even moths!
ln fact, most animals
have a better sense of
smell than humans do
We depend mostly on
our eyesight, but for many
other animals
a great sense of smell is
just as important as
being able to see.
T. rex was probably more
like a bear or a dog,
relying on a great sense of
smell to find its food
Ok, keep watching for
more dinosaur 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.
We figured it out!
if we together and figured it out!