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Dinosaur Train
Dinosaur Train
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GenreChildren's
CGI animated cartoon
Created byCraig Bartlett
StarringCainan Wiebe
Erika-Shaye Gair
Ian James Corlett
Nathasha Calis
Colin Murdock
Ellen Kennedy
Opening theme"Dinosaur Train"
ComposersJim Lang
Mike Himelstein
Country of originUnited States
Singapore
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes40[1]
Production
ProducersCraig Bartlett (executive)
Brian Henson (executive)
Lisa Henson (executive)
Running time28:46
Production companiesThe Jim Henson Company
Sparky Animation
FableVision
Original release
NetworkPBS (PBS Kids - US)
TVO (TVOKids - Canada)
EBS (South Korea)
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Dinosaur Train is an animated series created by Craig Bartlett (who also created the Nickelodeon TV series Hey Arnold!) and produced by The Jim Henson Company for PBS Kids. The series features a curious young T.Rex named Buddy who, together with his adopted Pteranodon family, takes the Dinosaur Train to meet, explore, and have adventures with all kinds of dinosaurs.

It was the second show by The Jim Henson Company to use CGI animation (the first of which was Sid the Science Kid).

Overview

The show is set in a whimsical prehistoric world of jungles, swamps, active volcanoes and oceans, all teeming with dinosaur and other animal life, and connected by a train line known as the Dinosaur Train. This steam-engine train is customized for dinosaurs of all kinds: windows accommodate the long-necked sauropods, there’s plenty of headroom in the Observation Car for the larger theropods, and the Aquacar is an aquarium for sea-going passengers. The train itself is run by Troodons (who get to run it because they’re the smartest dinosaurs, as they often explain, and have nimble toe claws to punch the tickets). The Dinosaur Train circles the whole world—it even crosses the oceans and inland seas, with stops to visit undersea prehistoric animals. It also has the ability to visit the entire Mesozoic Era, the “Age of Dinosaurs,” passing through magical Time Tunnels to meet the dinosaurs in the Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous time periods.

The world of Dinosaur Train is seen through the eyes of Buddy, the preschool-age Tyrannosaurus Rex. In the show’s main title song, we learn that Buddy was adopted by Mr. and Mrs. Pteranodon and brought to their nest to hatch at the same time as his siblings Tiny, Shiny, and Don. By traveling in the Dinosaur Train around the Mesozoic, assisted with all dinosaur facts by the train’s Troodon Conductor, Buddy quickly learns that he is a T. Rex. As an adopted kid in a mixed-species family, Buddy is especially curious about the differences between species and vows to learn about all the dinosaurs he can by riding the Dinosaur Train.

Dinosaur Train is co-produced and animated by Sparky Animation Studios in Singapore, with casting by Vidaspark and voice-overs recorded at Kozmic Sound in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It premiered on Labor Day 2009 and airs daily on PBS Kids, and in various countries around the world. 40 half-hour episodes have been ordered by PBS Kids so far. Each episode is followed by a live-action segment featuring Dinosaur Train educational consultant and world-renowned paleontologist Dr. Scott D. Sampson, who appears onscreen to explain the show’s dinosaur curriculum in greater detail, sometimes assisted by a character known as “Mr. Disclaimer” (played by Dinosaur Train Story Editor Joe Purdy), who points out details like “Dinosaurs did not actually perform musical concerts,” or “Dinosaurs did not actually play Dinoball.”

Characters

Main

  • Buddy (voiced by Phillip Corlett) – A curious and intelligent Tyrannosaurus Rex who likes to ask questions and form hypotheses.[2] He was adopted by the Pteranodon family after being discovered as an egg.[1] Some episodes name him "Buddy Tyrannosaurus" (his species name) while others name him "Buddy Pterandon" (his "legal" name). Since Buddy is incapable of flight, as all Tyrannosaurus Rex dinosaurs were, he is the spotter for the Pteranodon family, which means it is his job to spot fish for the Pteranodons to catch.
  • Tiny (voiced by Claire Corlett) – A Pteranodon who likes rhymes and approaches dinosaurs with the confidence of a news reporter.[2]
  • Shiny (voiced by Erika-Shaye Gair) – A Pteranodon who is less tomboyish than Tiny and loves roleplaying with her siblings.[2]
  • Don (voiced by Alexander Matthew Marr) – A goofy Pteranodon who enjoys dancing and collecting things.[2]
  • The Conductor (voiced by Ian James Corlett) – A Troodon who operates the Dinosaur Train.[2] He is a special friend to Buddy;[2] although he prefers to be called Mr. Conductor by everyone except his mother (Mrs. Troodon) and Don (who calls him "Mr. TheConductor"). Whenever the Dinosaur Train approaches a time tunnel, the conductor says, "Time Tunnel, Time Tunnel Approaching!" He also hides his feathers under his hat.
  • Mr. Pteranodon (voiced by Colin Murdock) – The father of the Pteranodon family.[2] He likes to think of himself as the family's coach.[2] One of his interests is taking Shiny and Don on fishing expeditions while his other children ride the Dinosaur Train with his wife.[2]
  • Mrs. Pteranodon (voiced by Ellen Kennedy) – The mother.[2] She is a teacher, companion, very nice and thinks of herself as the ultimate tour guide.[2] Unlike most other adult female dinosaurs, her first name is never revealed in the series. Her children introduce her to other dinosaurs as "Our Mom, 'Mom'."

Others

Show elements

Time periods

  • Triassic period – time period of the early dinosaurs; before flowers and bees emerged on the earth
  • Jurassic period – the time period where overgrown herbs were starting to be taken over by flowers and bees
  • Cretaceous period – the time period considered to be the present day by the main characters of the story; the climate is relatively cool and flowers are abundant

Locations

  • Big Pond – a large brackish pond connected to the Late Cretaceous Interior Seaway by a narrow river going through a canyon. This is where the Pteranodon family goes fishing for their meals, and where Cindy Cimolestes, Alan Alamosaurus, Patricia Palaeobatrachus and the Styracosaurus family live. It's also only one stop away on the Dinosaur Train.
  • North Pole station – Where Travis and different Troodons live and play 'knock the frozen gourd around' (similar to hockey). Also the northernmost place the Pteranodon family has ever visited
  • Rexville - The home of Tyrannosaurus Rex and the usual home of Annie and her parents
  • Quadruped Corners – the place where Annie and her family go for migration because it's cooler there (and its also stated Annie's family must follow their food source)
  • Brachiosaurus Gardens - where Ned the Brachiosaurus lives,along with his parents and other Brachiosaurus.
  • Triceratops Trails - Where Tank and his mother live along with other Triceratops
  • Troodon Town – where the Conductor, his mother and Gilbert live, along with the other Troodons
  • Pteranodon Terrace – where the Pteranodon family and the Lambeosaurus family live
  • Peteinosaurus Place – where Petey and his mom Peggy live in the Triassic time period
  • Velociraptor Valley – a desert where Valerie Velociraptor and her mom, Velma, and dad live
  • Microraptor Mountain – a mountain where Mikey and his mother Minnie live, in one of the trees
  • Corythosaurus Canyon – a canyon where Cory, her family, and her friend Perry, a Parasaurolophus live
  • Ornithomimus Corners – a place where Oren and Ollie and their mom, Mrs. Ornithomimus live
  • Allosaurus Forest – a forest where Alvin lives
  • Stegosaurus Forest – a forest where Morris and other Stegosaurus hang out (and in Ep 15 Alvin is there)
  • Ankylosaurus Acres – where Hank and his team play Dinoball
  • Deinonychus Depot – a forest where Derek Deinonychus and his family lives.
  • Argentinosaurus Plains – a place where Arnie and Mr. Argentinosaurus live
  • Oryctodromeus Oasis – an oasis where Rick and his family digs holes
  • Misty Sea – an inland sea where the grumpy old Spinosaurus goes fishing
  • Archaeopteryx Lagoon- A forest surrounding a lagoon during the Jurassic time period. Arlene lives here.
  • Cryolophosaurus Crests – a place in Antarctica where King lives and sings his famous songs and also the southernmost place Pteranodon family has ever visited.
  • Giganotosaurus Junction - a place where Laura and her family live.
  • Lesothosaurus Landing - the place where Leslie and her mother Mrs. Lesothosaurus live
  • Iguanodon Inland- A place where Iggy Iguanodon lives in during the Cretaceous.
  • Amargasaurus Acres- A place where a lot of herds of Amargasaurus live.
  • Therizinosaurus Thicket -A place where Teri lives
  • Einiosaurus Plains- The picnic grounds where Buddy, Tiny and Mrs. Pteranodon where going where they met Ernie and his herd.
  • Quetzalcoatlus Canyon- The canyon where Quincy and his dad live.
  • Corythosaurus Canyon- The canyon where Cory, Perry, and Cory's herd live.
  • Masiakasaurus Meadows- An island where Bucky lives.
  • Valley of the Stygimolochs- A valley where Stewart, Shirley, and Spikey Stygimoloch live.
  • Eoraptor Ravine- A ravine that is at the end of the line. Erma lives further past the station.
  • Proganochelys Place- A place in the Triassic where Pauline lives.

Segments

  • Time for a Tiny Ditty – Tiny either tries singing about something she learned on the show or about her favorite dish (fish).
  • Buddy has a Hypothesis – Children learn from Buddy and Tiny what a hypothesis means.
  • Dr. Scott D. Sampson the Paleontologist – He appears on the show to teach children about the dinosaurs which have appeared in each episode, and how dinosaurs compare to present day animals (including humans).[3] Dr. Scott Sampson is a paleontologist. He received his PhD in zoology from the University of Toronto in 1993 and currently works as an adjunct associate professor at the University of Utah.[4][5]
  • Dinosaurs had tails - The kids talk about dinosaur tails.
  • Dinosaurs had claws - The characters talk about dinosaur claws and certain dinosaurs that had them.
  • Dinosaurs were big - The characters talk about some big dinosaurs.
  • Creature features - Buddy compares features between Tiny, Shiny, Petey, and Quincy.
  • Dinosaurs had teeth - The characters talk about dinosaur teeth.
  • Dinosaurs had feathers - The kids talk about feathered dinosaurs.
  • What's on the menu - The kids talk about what some dinosaurs eat.

Songs

  • Theme Song – a simple ballad about a Mom named Mrs. Pteranodon and her children with a T rex, revealed to be written by King in his debut episode
  • Hungry Hungry Herbivore – An adult Brachiosaurus (judging by his deep voice) shows up to sing a song about how herbivores loves to eat green food.
  • I'm a T-rex - Buddy sings that he finally realizes that he is T-rex, and sings about living in the Cretaceous forest.
  • Dinosaurs A-Z – Mr. Conductor sings the Dinosaur Alphabet that his mother taught him.
  • Cryolophosaurus Crests - King sings about his crest.
  • Nice To Meet You (My Name is Tiny) - Tiny's song she sings to Leslie to tell Leslie how she can talk to other dinosaurs without getting scared.
  • All Aboard - The original theme song before the official Dinosaur Train theme song (used from October 8, 2007 thru August 6, 2008).
  • Tiny loves fish - Tiny sing about how she loves fish.
  • I Love Trains - The Conductor sings about his love for trains (particularly the dinosaur train).
  • Dinosaur Feet - Daphne Daspletosaurus and the gang sings about their great big stomping dinosaur feet.
  • Sleep little dinosaur- The pteranodon family and Tank Triceratops sing Tank's lullaby that his mom sings to him every night.

Episodes

  1. Valley of the Stygimolochs / Tiny Loves Fish [ 2009 ] (lessons taught: Stygimoloch & Pteranodon)
  2. The Call of the Wild Corythosaurus / Triceratops for Lunch [ 2009 ] (lessons taught: Corythosaurus & Triceratops)
  3. Beating the Heat / Flowers for Mom [ 2009 ] (lessons taught: Stegosaurus & Bees)
  4. I'm a T. Rex! / Ned the Quadruped [ 2009 ] (lessons taught: Tyrannosaurus & Brachiosaurus)
  5. One Smart Dinosaur / Petey the Peteinosaurus [ 2009 ] (lessons taught: Troodon & Peteinosaurus)
  6. Fast Friends / T. Rex Teeth [ 2009 ] (lessons taught: Ornithomimus & Tyrannosaurus teeth)
  7. Now With Feathers! / A Frill a Minute [ 2009 ] (lessons taught: Velociraptor & Triceratops defenses)
  8. One Big Dinosaur / Play Date with Annie [ 2009 ] (lessons taught: Argentinosaurus & Tyrannosaurus senses)
  9. Armored Like an Ankylosaurus / Campout! [ 2009 ] (lessons taught: Ankylosaurus & Palaeobatrachus)
  10. Laura the Giganotosaurus / Dinosaur Poop! [ 2009 ] (lessons taught: Giganotosaurus & Faeces)
  11. Derek the Deinonychus / Don's Dragonfly [ 2009 ] (lessons taught: Deinonychus & Dragonflies)
  12. One Small Dinosaur / T. Rex Migration [ 2009 ] (lessons taught: Microraptor & Tyrannosaurus Behavior)
  13. Hootin' Hadrosaurs! / Surprise Party [ 2009 ] (lessons taught: Parasaurolophus & Beetles)
  14. The Theropod Club / Hatching Party [ 2009 ] (lessons taught: Allosaurus & Eggs)
  15. The Old Spinosaurus and the Sea / A Spiky Tail Tale [ 2009 ] (lessons taught: Spinosaurus & Stegosaurus tail)
  16. Night Train / Fossil Fred [ 2009 ] (lessons taught: Troodon Nocturnal lifestyle & Fossils)
  17. Dinosaurs in the Snow / Cretaceous Conifers [ 2009 ] (lessons taught: Troodon Ranges & Conifers)
  18. The Burrowers / Shiny's Sea Shells [ 2009 ] (lessons taught: Oryctodromeus & Seashells)
  19. King Cryolophosaurus / Buddy the Tracker [ 2009 ] (lessons taught: Cryolophosaurus & Footprints)
  20. The Old Bird / Diamond Don [ 2009 ] (lessons taught: Archaeopteryx & Minerals)
  21. Dinosaur Camouflage / Family Scavenger Hunt [ 2010 ] (lessons taught: Lesothosaurus & Drosera)
  22. Have You Heard About the Herd? / Jess Hesperornis [ 2010 ] (lessons taught: Einiosaurus & Hesperornis)
  23. Triassic Turtle / Tank's Baby Brother [ 2010 ] (lessons taught: Proganochelys & Offspring)
  24. Erma Eoraptor / Under The Volcano [ 2010 ] (lessons taught: Eoraptor & Volcanoes)
  25. Pteranodon Family World Tour / Gilbert The Junior Conductor [ 2010 ] (lessons taught: Amargasaurus & South America)
  26. Confuciusornis Says / Tiny's Tiny Doll [ 2010 ] (lessons taught: Confuciusornis & Asia)
  27. Iggy Iguanodon / Shiny Can't Sleep [ 2010 ] (lessons taught: Iguanodon & Sleep)
  28. Kenny Kentrosarus / Don And The Troodons [ 2010 ] (lessons taught: Kentrosaurus & Africa)
  29. Long Claws / Tank's Sleep Over [ 2010 ] (lessons taught: Therizinosaurus & Sleep (non-human))
  30. New Neighbors / Don's Collection [ 2010 ] (lessons taught: Lambeosaurus & Collections)
  31. The Wing Kings / The Big Mud Pit [ 2010 ] (lessons taught: Quetzalcoatlus & Mud)
  32. Buck-Tooth Bucky / Tiny's Tiny Friend [ 2010 ] (lessons taught: Masiakasaurus & Cimolestes)
  33. An Armored Tail Tale / Pterosaur Flying Club [ 2010 ] (lessons taught: Euoplocephalus & Pterosaurs)
  34. Great Big Stomping Dinosaur Feet! / Hornucopia! [ 2010 ] (lessons taught: Daspletosaurus & Styracosaurus)
  35. The Good Mom / Diamond Anniversary (lessons taught: Maiasaura & Caves)
  36. Elmer Elasmosaurus / Dinosaur Block Party [ 2010 ] (lessons taught: Elasmosaurus & Ecosystems)
  37. Paulie Pliosaurus / Elmer Visits The Desert [ 2010 ] (lessons taught: Pliosaurus & Deserts)
  38. Carla Cretoxyrhina / Train Trouble [ 2010 ] (lessons taught: Cretoxyrhina & Trains)
  39. The Amazing Michelinoceras Brothers / Dad's Day Out [ 2010 ] (lessons taught: Michelinoceras & Weather)
  40. Junior Conductor Jamboree / Troodon Train Day (lessons taught: Mesozoic & Steam engines)

Specials

  1. Dinosaur Train Under The Sea [ 2010 ] - one hour special including Elmer Elasmosaurus, Carla Cretoxyrhina, Paulie Pliosaurus and The Amazing Michelinoceras Brothers episodes (only leaving out the other halves of those particular episodes; Dinosaur Block Party, Train Trouble, Elmer Visits the Desert and Dad's Day Out).

Dinosaurs

  • Alamosaurus (T. Rex Migration (unidentified) and Dad's Day Out)
  • Allosaurus (The Theropod Club, Erma Eoraptor (illustration), A Spiky Tail Tale, Don And The Troodons, Don's Collection (mentioned and a tooth is shown), An Armored Tail Tale (background dinosaurs) and a possible example is seen in the slide show in Fossil Fred (though it might be a Saurophaganax or an Epanterias))
  • Alvarezsaurus (Gilbert the Junior Conductor (illustration))
  • Amargasaurus (Pteranodon Family World Tour, Shiny Can't Sleep (mentioned), An Armored Tail Tale (background dinosaur) and Hornucopia! (background dinosaur))
  • Ankylosaurus (Armored Like an Ankylosaurus, Dinosaur Camouflage, Triassic Turtle (slide show), An Armored Tail Tale and as background dinosaurs in some episodes)
  • Apatosaurus (One Smart Dinosaur (mentioned frequently and in the A-Z song))
  • Archaeopteryx (The Old Bird, Laura the Giganotosaurus (sketch), Shiny Can't Sleep and Hornucopia! (mentioned))
  • Argentinosaurus (One Big Dinosaur, Hatching Party (illustration), Gilbert the Junior Conductor and as background dinosaurs in a few episodes)
  • Avisaurus (One Smart Dinosaur (background dinosaur), Laura the Giganotosaurus, T. Rex Migration and The Theropod Club)
  • Brachiosaurus (Valley of the Stygimolochs, Triceratops for Lunch (Hungry Hungry Herbivore), Beating the Heat, Ned the Quadruped, One Smart Dinosaur (A-Z song), Now with Feathers!, Dinosaur Poop!, Diamond Don (mentioned), Surprise Party, Night Train, Cretaceous Conifers, A Spiky Tail Tale (mentioned), Erma Eoraptor, Tiny's Tiny Doll (mentioned), Tank's Sleep Over (slide show), Buck-Tooth Bucky (tooth), Hornucopia! (mentioned), Elmer Elasmosaurus (mentioned and illustrated), Train Trouble, Junior Conductor Jamboree and as background dinosaurs in many episodes and a probable example is seen in the canyon in Tiny's Tiny Doll, it might be a Brachiosaurus visiting the time period or it might be a different species like a Nemegtosaurus, a Quaesitosaurus or an Opisthocoelicaudia)
  • Chirostenotes (The Call of the Wild Corythosaurus (background dinosaur) and A Frill a Minute (genus revealed in the credits voice cast))
  • Confuciusornis (Laura the Giganotosaurus (sketch), Confuciusornis Says, Tiny's Tiny Doll (illustration), Shiny Can't Sleep (mentioned) and Tank's Sleep Over (slide show))
  • Corythosaurus (Valley of the Stygimolochs, Call of the Wild Corythosaurus, One Smart Dinosaur (A-Z song), Now with Feathers!, A Frill a Minute, Hootin' Hadrosaurs!, Hatching Party, Surprise Party, King Cryolophosaurus (mentioned), Pteranodon Family World Tour, The Good Mom (mentioned) and as background dinosaurs in many episodes)
  • Cryolophosaurus (King Cryolophosaurus and Troodon Train Day)
  • Daspletosaurus (New Neighbors (illustration), The Big Mud Pit, An Armored Tail Tale, Great Big Stomping Dinosaur Feet!, Hornucopia! (background dinosaur) and Dinosaur Block Party)
  • Deinonychus (One Smart Dinosaur (A-Z song), Derek the Deinonychus, The Theropod Club, Don's Collection (mentioned), Train Trouble and as background dinosaurs in some episodes)
  • Einiosaurus (One Smart Dinosaur (A-Z song), Have You Heard About the Herd?, Tank's Sleep Over (slide show) and as background dinosaurs in some episodes)
  • Eoraptor (Erma Eoraptor, Don's Collection (mentioned), Paulie Pliosaurus (background dinosaur) and Junior Conductor Jamboree)
  • Euoplocephalus (New Neighbors (illustration), An Armored Tail Tale and Dinosaur Block Party)
  • Fabrosaurus (One Smart Dinosaur (A-Z song))
  • Gallimimus (One Smart Dinosaur (A-Z song) and Tiny's Tiny Doll (unidentified))
  • Gasparinisaura (Gilbert the Junior Conductor (illustration))
  • Giganotosaurus (first seen in Valley of the Stygimolochs, featured in Laura the Giganotosaurus, Seen and mentioned in almost all episodes because of Laura and a probable example is seen walking through the canyon in Tiny's Tiny Doll, it might be a Giganotosaurus visiting the time period or it might be a different species like a Tarbosaurus or an Alectrosaurus)
  • Giraffatitan (Don And The Troodons (illustration), mistaken as Brachiosaurus)
  • Glacialisaurus (King Cryolophosaurus (unidentified), footprints shown)
  • Hadrosaurus (One Smart Dinosaur (A-Z song))
  • Hesperornis (Jess Hesperornis and Dinosaur Block Party)
  • Iguanodon (One Smart Dinosaur (A-Z song), Iggy Iguanodon, Shiny Can't Sleep (mentioned) and The Good Mom (mentioned))
  • Jaxartosaurus (One Smart Dinosaur (A-Z song), mispronounced as "Jaxasaurus")
  • Kentrosaurus (One Smart Dinosaur (A-Z song), Kenny Kentrosaurus, Don And The Troodons and Tank's Sleep Over (mentioned))
  • Lambeosaurus (One Smart Dinosaur (A-Z song), Hootin' Hadrosaurs! (illustration), Tank's Sleep Over (mentioned), New Neighbors, Don's Collection, The Big Mud Pit, Tiny's Tiny Friend, Great Big Stomping Dinosaur Feet! (mentioned), Dinosaur Block Party and Dad's Day Out)
  • Lesothosaurus (Dinosaur Camouflage and Junior Conductor Jamboree)
  • Maiasaura (Tank's Sleep Over (mentioned) Hornucopia! (background dinosaur) and The Good Mom)
  • Masiakasaurus (Don's Collection (tooth) and Buck-Tooth Bucky)
  • Megalosaurus (One Smart Dinosaur (A-Z song) and probably Fossil Fred from Fossil Fred and Family Scavenger Hunt is an example, though it might be a Marshosaurus)
  • Mei (Shiny Can't Sleep (illustration))
  • Microraptor (One Small Dinosaur and Pterosaur Flying Club (mentioned))
  • Nodosaurus (One Smart Dinosaur (A-Z song))
  • Ornithomimus (One Smart Dinosaur (A-Z song), Fast Friends, Surprise Party, Buddy the Tracker (illustration), Train Trouble and as background dinosaurs in some episodes)
  • Oryctodromeus (The Burrowers, Shiny Can't Sleep (slide show), Tank's Sleep Over (claw) and two are seen as background dinosaurs in Paulie Pliosaurus)
  • Oviraptor (Don's Collection (mentioned))
  • Parasaurolophus (One Smart Dinosaur (A-Z song), Hootin' Hadrosaurs! and seen as background dinosaurs in some episodes)
  • Protoceratops (Tiny's Tiny Doll (illustration))
  • Qantassaurus (One Smart Dinosaur (A-Z song))
  • Rhabdodon (One Smart Dinosaur (A-Z song))
  • Saltasaurus (mentioned by Auca Mahuevo in Tank's Baby Brother and Gilbert the Junior Conductor, eggs are illustrated)
  • Sinornithomimus (The Big Mud Pit (illustration))
  • Spinosaurus (The Old Spinosaurus and the Sea, Dinosaur Camouflage and Don's Collection (mentioned))
  • Stegosaurus (One Smart Dinosaur (A-Z song), Beating the Heat, A Spiky Tail Tale, Pteranodon Family World Tour (slide show), Kenny Kentrosaurus (slide show), Tank's Sleep Over (star formation), Don's Collection (illustration), Buck-Tooth Bucky (tooth), Dad's Day Out (mentioned and illustrated) and seen as background dinosaurs in some episodes)
  • Stygimoloch (Valley of the Stygimolochs, A Frill a Minute, An Armored Tail Tale, The Good Mom (mentioned), Train Trouble, Junior Conductor Jamboree and as background dinosaurs in many episodes)
  • Styracosaurus (New Neighbors (illustration), Hornucopia! and Dinosaur Block Party)
  • Therizinosaurus (Long Claws)
  • Triceratops (Valley of the Stygimolochs, Triceratops for Lunch, I'm a T. Rex!, Now with Feathers!, A Frill a Minute, Derek the Deinonychus (wood sculpture), T. Rex Migration (mentioned), Surprise Party, Night Train, Buddy the Tracker, Hatching Party, Erma Eoraptor (illustration), Tank's Baby Brother, Tank's Sleep Over, Don's Collection (illustration), Pterosaur Flying Club (mentioned), The Amazing Michelinoceras Brothers (mentioned), The Good Mom (mentioned), Hornucopia! and as background dinosaurs in many episodes)
  • Troodon (featured in all the episodes except Diamond Don, New Neighbors, Don's Collection, Tiny's Tiny Friend and Great Big Stomping Dinosaur Feet!)
  • Tyrannosaurus (featured in every episode because of Buddy, one of the main characters)
  • Utahraptor (One Smart Dinosaur (A-Z song), mispronounced as "Ultraraptor")
  • Velociraptor (One Smart Dinosaur (A-Z song), Now with Feathers!, Laura the Giganotosaurus (mentioned), T. Rex Migration (mentioned), Hatching Party, Dinosaur Camouflage, Erma Eoraptor (illustration), Tiny's Tiny Doll, Don's Collection (mentioned), Pterosaur Flying Club (mentioned) and as background dinosaurs in some episodes)
  • Wannanosaurus (One Smart Dinosaur (A-Z song), the image of a Wuerhosaurus was accidentally used)
  • Xenotarsosaurus (One Smart Dinosaur (A-Z song))
  • Yangchuanosaurus (One Smart Dinosaur (A-Z song) and Tiny's Tiny Doll (illustration))
  • Zigongosaurus (One Smart Dinosaur (A-Z song))
  • Unidentified Purple Enantiornithines (Tin Loves Fish, I'm a T. Rex!, One Smart Dinosaur (background dinosaurs), Laura the Giganotosaurus (seen flying over Laura's head), Surprise Party (background dinosaurs), Buddy the Tracker, Diamond Don, Now with Feathers!, Under The Volcano, Dinosaur Block Party and The Amazing Michelinoceras Brothers (background dinosaurs), probably Alexornis)
  • Unidentified Yellow Ankylosaurs (seen playing dinoball in Armored like an Ankylosaurus and An Armored Tail Tale, a male is seen singing with the Corythosaurus in Pteranodon Family World Tour and seen as background dinosaurs in many episodes, probably Tarchia, Saichania, Talarurus or Pinacosaurus)
  • Unidentified Blue Parrot-like Birds, (Laura the Giganotosaurus (sketch))
  • Unidentified Red Cardinal-like Birds, (Laura the Giganotosaurus and Pteranodon Family World Tour (sketches in both episodes))
  • Unidentified Multicolored Macronarians (seen as background dinosaurs in many episodes, possibly Pelorosaurus, Sauroposeidon, Sonorasaurus or Euhelopus)
  • Unidentified Green Bird (Dinosaur Camouflage (slide show), probably Vorona, Iberomesornis or Protopteryx)
  • Unidentified Small Theropod (The Big Mud Pit, footprints are shown, probably Paronychodon)
  • Unidentified Brown Sauropods (seen as background dinosaurs in An Armored Tail Tale, possibly Camarasaurus or Astrodon)
  • Unidentified Purple Iguanodonts (seen as background dinosaurs in Hornucopia!, Train Trouble and The Amazing Michelinoceras Brothers, possibly Mantellisaurus, Dakotadon, Owenodon, Camptosaurus, Lurdusaurus, Zalmoxes, Fukuisaurus or Dollodon)

Non-Dinosaurs

  • Adocus (Triassic Turtle and Dinosaur Block Party)
  • Cimolestes (Tiny's Tiny Friend and Dinosaur Block Party)
  • Cretoxyrhina (Elmer Elasmosaurus (Under The Sea song), Elmer Visits the Desert (illustration) and Carla Cretoxyrhina)
  • Elasmosaurus (One Smart Dinosaur (mentioned), Elmer Elasmosaurus and Elmer Visits the Desert)
  • Michelinoceras (Elmer Elasmosaurus (Under The Sea song) and The Amazing Michelinoceras Brothers)
  • Micropycnodon (featured in the website game "Pteranodon Fishing!" and possible examples are seen as the silver Fish that are sometimes eaten)
  • Palaeobatrachus (Campout!, Buddy the Tracker, Night Train, Shiny Can't Sleep (slide show), The Amazing Michelinoceras Brothers (mentioned) and Dinosaur Block Party)
  • Paramacellodus (Elmer Visits the Desert, mispronounced as "Parmacellodus")
  • Peteinosaurus (Petey the Peteinosaurus, The Old Bird, T. Rex Migration (mentioned), Pterosaur Flying Club and Junior Conductor Jamboree)
  • Pliosaurus (Elmer Elasmosaurus (Under The Sea song), Paulie Pliosaurus and Carla Cretoxyrhina)
  • Proganochelys (Triassic Turtle)
  • Pteranodon (seen in all of the episodes because of Tiny, Shiny, Don, Mr. Pteranodon and Mrs. Pteranodon)
  • Quetzalcoatlus (The Wing Kings, Hornucopia! (background animal) and Pterosaur Flying Club)
  • Zhejiangopterus (Tiny's Tiny Doll and Shiny Can't Sleep (mentioned))
  • Unidentified Late Cretaceous Pterosaur (Play Date with Annie, possibly Nyctosaurus)
  • Unidentified Snake (Triassic Turtle, probably Coniophis)
  • Unidentified Frog (Triassic Turtle, possibly Eopelobates or Aralobatrachus)
  • Unidentified Late Triassic Flying Animals, (Erma Eoraptor, mistaked as Birds)
  • Unidentified Rhamphorhynchoid (Don And The Troodons, the picture of one is seen on one of the buttons of the train whistle, possibly Rhamphorhynchus, Dorygnathus or Campylognathoides)
  • Unidentified Mammal (Dinosaurs in the Snow, probably Alphadon or Purgatorius)
  • Unidentified Bees (Flowers for Mom and Dinosaur Block Party)
  • Unidentified Hermit Crabs (Flowers for Mom, Shiny's Sea Shells, Family Scavenger Hunt, Shiny Can't Sleep (slide show) and Dinosaur Block Party)
  • Unidentified Common Brown Fish (seen as the main snack for the Pteranodons in many episodes, possibly Gyrodus)
  • Unidentified Crab (Carla Cretoxyrhina)
  • Unidentified Big Blue Fish (Flowers for Mom and Elmer Elasmosaurus)
  • Unidentified Plesiosaur (Derek the Deinonychus, (wood sculpture possibly the identity of the 1st photo of the Loch Ness Monster)
  • Unidentified Coelocanth (The Old Spinosaurus and the Sea)
  • Unidentified Ammonite (Shiny's Sea Shells)
  • Unidentified Brachiopod (Shiny's Sea Shells (mentioned))
  • Unidentified Belemnite (Shiny's Sea Shells (mentioned))

Identified Plants

  • Araucaria (Cretaceous Conifers)
  • Drosera (Family Scavenger Hunt and Don And The Troodons)
  • Gingko (Dinosaur Poop!)
  • Lily (Don's Collection)
  • Magnolia (Don's Collection and The Big Mud Pit)
  • Oak (Mr. Pteranodon's favorite perching trees)

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References

  1. ^ a b "Dinosaur Train episode information". Muppet News Flash. September 17, 2008. Retrieved October 1, 2009.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Dinosaur Train character information". PBS Teachers. Retrieved October 1, 2009.
  3. ^ Owen, Rob (September 4, 2009). "Dinosaur Train general information". Post Gazette. Retrieved October 1, 2009.
  4. ^ 3rd_culture/bios/sampson.html retrieved Nov 13, 2009
  5. ^ http://www.earth.utah.edu/people/faculty/ssampson retrieved Nov 13, 2009

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