Hello, folks. It's me the conductor. Today buddy and tiny
Continue to collect all the different species in the song
"Dinosaurs a to z," so come on along with me on the dinosaur
Train. All aboard!
♪ Dinosaur train ♪ [whistle blows]
♪ Dinosaur train ♪ ♪ once upon a time
There was a mom her name was mrs. Pteranodon
Sitting on her nest she heard a scratching
And said... ♪ Oh, boy! My eggs are
Hatching!
♪ One by one her kids popped free
Baby pteranodons , , ♪
I'll name you tiny, shiny, and don.
♪ But tiny said... ♪ Wait! There's one more, mom!
♪ Last little baby was a different size
With teeth and a tail and big green eyes
He didn't look anything like the rest ♪
What am I doing in a pteranodon nest?
♪ But dear, old mrs. Pteranodon said... ♪
Oh, this is your family, and I'm your mom. You may be
Different, but we're all creatures. All dinosaurs have
Different features. Come on, buddy. We'll take a vacation.
I'll get us a ticket at pteranodon station. We'll
Travel the world in sunshine and rain and meet all the
Species on the...
♪ Dinosaur train ♪ ♪ dinosaur train ♪
♪ Dinosaur train ♪ ♪ dinosaur train ♪
♪ We're gonna ride ♪ ♪ ride, ride, ride, ride ♪
[Whistle blows] ♪ the dinosaur train ♪
[Roaring] [captioning made possible by
The jim henson company] [whistle blows]
[Indistinct chatter] rawk! Ok. May I have your
Attention, please? You all remember the big idea for the
Dinosaur train to pick up all species in the song
"Dinosaurs a to z," right?
Right!
And then we'll all have a big picnic at troodon town.
[Cheering] well, the good news is it's
Going really great! There are already so many different
Species on board.
[Cheering] but there are still more
Species to pick up. Rawk! Let's do a musical roll call so we
Can figure out which "a" to "z" creatures are already on board.
Yeah, and, each creature, when you here your letter,
Shout out your name.
Hit it, mr. Conductor!
♪ "A"...
Apatosaurus "b"...
Brachiosaurus "c"...
Corythosaurus "d"...
Deinonychus "e"...
Einiosaurus "f"...
Fabrosaurus "g"...
Gallimimus "h"...
Hadrosaurus "i"...
Iguanadon "j"...
Jaxartosaurus what time is it?
It's time for the chorus hey, hey, hey
Come along with me choo choo choo choo
This is how we memorize dinosaurs "a" to "z" ♪
Now, where were we?
♪ "K"...
Kentrosaurus "l"...
Lambeosaurus "m"...
Megalosaurus "n"...
Nodosaurus "o" ♪
Ornithomimus?!
That means next we pick up oren and ollie ornithomimus.
You mean, those speedy ornithomimid twins you told me
About?
≫ yep!
Oh, ho ho! Two more dinosaurs I can race at the "a"
To "z" picnic. When can I meet them?
Well, first we have to figure out how to get to
Ornithomimus orchards. We'll be right back.
Hi.
Ahh. There you are, junior conductors.
We were just working on our route. Oh, these pesky time
Tunnels are so complicated. Ha ha!
Look! There! A tunnel that leads to ornithomimus orchards.
Well, bless my tracks and trestles! You're right, tiny.
How long have you had these maps?
Oh, they're old. They belonged to mother before I
Started using them.
But don't worry, kids.
They're completely up to date.
All the time tunnels are accurate.
Time tunnel? Oops! I better call out the next time tunnel.
Oh! You junior conductors want to join me?
Yes!
Time tunnel! Time tunnel approaching!
Boy, this must be the greatest day in dinosaur train
History.
Who are we picking up next?
I forget.
Oren and ollie ornithomimus.
Oh! They're ornithomimids. I like putting dinosaurs in
Different groups.
That's called classification, don. Putting
Creatures in groups by the order of the alphabet or by
Similar features or by what they eat or where they leave,
It's all classification.
Next stop, ornithomimus orchard station in another part
Of the cretaceous time period.
All aboard!
Ha! All aboard!
So, you guys, did you hear about our big idea? We're
Traveling around the mesozoic-- oh, sure. Everyone in the
Mesozoic knows about tiny's "a" to "z" idea.
Great job, mr. Conductor!
[Cheering] well, garsh.
Come on! Let's meet everyone!
Ahem. Heh.
Hey. How are you? We're oren and ollie. We're really fast.
We'd love to have a race. Want to race?
Oren, ollie!
"O" is for ornithomimus.
Right. Your classification is ornithomimid dinosaurs. You
Have long legs, and you run really fast.
Don's trying to classify all the different "a" to "z"
Dinosaurs.
I like that classification!
Fast runners like me!
Let's race around the cars!
Ooh! Another classification--fast runners. I
Got to make a list.
Ornithomimus, gallimimus, fabrosaurus.
So who's next on the "a" to "z" list?
"P" is for parasaurolophus!
Did someone say parasaurolophus?
Yeah. Next stop, we can pick up perry parasaurolophus.
Hooray! Maybe we can sing together.
And hoot together. He's a hooting hadrosaur.
Another classification-- dinosaurs that can hoot through
Their crests.
What if we had a train car that was all hadrosaurs?
Whoa! That is a big idea, buddy.
Yeah! We could call it the hadrosaur car.
Or the hooting hadrosaur car. Corythosaurus,
Hadrosaurus, jaxartosaurus, and lambeosaurus.
Hoot! We get our own car!
So now we need to get to parasaurolophus plains.
Already on it, tiny! Time tunnel! Time tunnel approaching!
Perry!
Hey! You're here. I was just talking to that crazy bird. He
Told me all about your big idea, tiny.
Rawk! So you'll come with us?
Are you kidding? I'd love to help you do your "a" to "z"
Thing. I'm the letter "p," baby.
[Hooting] [hooting]
Come on, perry!
Yeah! Let's jam!
Can I jam with you guys, perry?
Shiny, we would love it.
[Hooting] we're adding another car!
We'll call it the hooting hadrosaur car!
Come on, everybody! Let's go! Hoot!
All aboard!
So, perry, this is mr.
Corythosaurus, miss hadrosaurus, miss
Jaxartosaurus, and our very own neighbor mr. Lambeosaurus.
Call me larry, and let me say, that is quite a crest,
Perry. It must produce a distinctive tone.
Oh, it does. Check this out.
[Hooting] whoa, oh, hey! Hoot!
[Indistinct chatter] oh, this is wonderful! Maybe
We hooting hadrosaurs could add a special hooting section to
The "a" to "z" song. Let's hear it, boys!
♪ "K," kentrosaurus "l," lambeosaurus
"M," megalosaurus "n," nodosaurus
"O," ornithomimus "p," parasaurolophus
"Q," qantassaurus ♪ so the next species is "q"
For qantassaurus.
Rawk! That's something new.
I've never met a qantassaurus before.
Well, here's your chance, tiny. Time tunnel! Time tunnel
Approaching.
Ba-kaw!
G'day! Quinn qantassaurus at your service, mates.
Hi, mr. Qantassaurus. I'm tiny pteranodon, and this is my
Family.
Oh! You're the ones doing the "a" to "z" train ride and
Picnic in troodon town, right?
Bonzer! I'm in!
Wow! You've heard about it?
Oh, crikey, yeah! All the birds are twittering it, and
They heard it from another bird, an, uh, an enan--eanti--
Enantiornithine!
Right! You kids are smart.
Uh, so where do I sit, mates?
Hmm. Long legs, walks on two feet, long neck. Well, quinn,
You're clearly an ornithopod.
Right again, mate.
Wow! We're collecting a lot of ornithopods.
And you love to collect things yourself, don, like
Teeth and feathers, so you're classifying things all the time.
And there are so many ways to classify dinosaurs--by
Letters in the alphabet.
That's called alphabetizing.
Ooh! And we've got theropods, the hadrosaurs, the ornithopods.
All the herbivores and the carnivores.
And don't forget the omnivores! Ha ha ha!
Right, mother! All aboard!
So we've gathered the ornithopods together into an
Ornithopod car.
But some of you could also ride in the hooting hadrosaur
Car. Wow. Classification can be tricky sometimes.
Hmm. You're like us, a long-legged biped. You have two
Long legs.
Maybe you're a fast runner, too.
I'll admit I'm pretty fast, but I doubt I'd win a footrace
With the likes of you two.
Ha ha ha! Yeah. I tried racing them once.
But you'll race with us in troodon town, right, quinn?
Too right! No worries.
Time tunnel! Time tunnel approaching! Next stop the
Letter "r" and rhabdodon ridge station.
Morris stegosaurus?
Hey. What's up, small ones?
I heard you needed the letter "s," stegosaurus.
Yeah, but we expected to find the letter "r," rhabdodon,
Here.
Well, yeah, but I'm friends with reba rhabdodon, and, like,
Everybody's talking about tiny's big "a" to "z" idea, so
I just came along with her.
Hope that's cool.
Rawk! It's fantastic! Hi, reba.
Hello. I'm an ornithopod.
Great! We've got a bunch on board.
Come on, reba. Hey, conductor dude, nice job
Coordinating this whole "a" to "z" trip.
Oh, thank you, morris. The train's getting so big, we're
Even adding another engine. We call it the booster engine. It
Gives us more power.
Whoa! I'll be proud to tell my grandchildren about it
Someday. All on you, man. All aboard.
Oh.
Enjoying yourself, don?
How's the classifying going?
Great, but I'm trying to think of a brand-new
Classification. I've got thumping tails, fast runners.
Ok, "a" to "z" dinosaurs! I thought you'd like to know that
We've already got our letter "t" on board. "T" is for
Tyrannosaurus. It's buddy!
Rawk!
Hey. I just thought of my brand-new classification--all
Dinosaurs who are my brother--buddy!
Let's sing the "a" to "z" song. Stegosaurus, ready to
Pound out a b*at?
Hooting hadrosaurs, ready to do some hooting?
Hoot!
Let's start from the letter "k"!
Hoot!
♪ "K"...
Kentrosaurus "l"...
Lambeosaurus "m"...
Megalosaurus "n"...
Nodosaurus "o"...
Ornithomimus "p"
Parasaurolophus "q"...
Qantassaurus "r"...
Rhabdodon "s"...
Stegosaurus "t"...
Tyrannosaurus what time is it?
Time for the chorus hey, hey, hey
Come along with me choo choo choo choo
This is how we memorize dinosaurs "a" to "z" ♪
Hi, there. I'm dr. Scott the paleontologist. On the dinosaur
Train, buddy and the pteranodon kids placed all the dinosaurs
Into groups based on their features. Today paleontologists
Do the very same thing. We call it classification. Stegosaurus
And kentrosaurus are part of a dinosaur group called
Stegosaurs that all have plates and spikes running down the
Middle of their backs. The stegosaur family is closely
Related to ankylosaurs like ankylosaurus and
Euoplocephalus, which all have boney armor covering their
Bodies. Today stegosaurs and ankylosaurs form an even bigger
Group called armored dinosaurs.
We can do the same thing with meat-eating dinosaurs, or
Theropods. Raptors like
Velociraptor had feathers on their bodies and a big claw on
The second toe, and raptors are closely related to huge
Tyrannosaur dinosaurs like t. Rex. Scientists who study
Animals living today also use
Classification, dividing up creatures according to their
Features. For example, mammals like rabbits, horses, and
Chipmunks all have hair, and birds like chickens, blue jays,
And flamingoes are a whole different group. They all have
Feathers. Ok. Keep watching for more dinosaur discoveries.
Hello, folks. It's me the conductor. Today all species
In the "dinosaurs a to z song" ride to troodon town for a big
Picnic, so come on along with me on the dinosaur train. All
Aboard!
[Whistle blows] rawk! I bet there are more
Dinosaurs on board than ever before! This must be the
Greatest day ever!
Come on, tiny! Let's go see if we can help!
So, tiny. What's the next letter of the alphabet that we
Need to pick up?
Hmm. Mr. Conductor, may we look at the alphabet, please?
Well, certainly, miss tiny.
Hmm. A, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i, j, k, l, m, n, o, p, q, r,
S, t.
"U"! Utahraptor!
Wait. Isn't it ultraraptor?
Oh, I call him that sometimes. That's my nickname
For him since he's ultrainteresting, but it's
Utahraptor. We'll find him here, and then over here is
Where we'll find most of the rest of the "a" to "z"
Dinosaurs like velociraptor.
And after velociraptor is "w"!
Indeed! Wannanosaurus and two remaining species,
Yangchuanosaurus and zigongosaurus, can all be found
In the same area.
Great! So picking up the last of the "a" to "z" species
Shouldn't be hard at all.
Oh! This "a" to "z" adventure will go down in
History.
[Cheering] all right. Let's go find a
Utahraptor. Next stop, utahraptor alley station in
Another part of the cretaceous time period.
Yay!
Hello! I'm ulysses utahraptor. I heard about your
"A" to "z" idea from elliot enantiornithine, that bird
That's out spreading the news.
Hello, ulysses. All aboard!
Ulysses, it's great to meet another meat eater. You have
Huge hands and feet.
Ha ha! Yep! I sure love using my claws.
Hey! We have a whole other group of dinosaurs on the
Train, a toe claw group.
Did someone say toe claws?
Hey, ulysses. I'm derek. Toe claws are the best, don't you
Think?
Blaaugh! Don't forget these old claws.
Yeah, great. Nice toe claws, but isn't time to pick up the
Next dinosaur in the alphabet?
Ooh! Yes, tiny. I have advanced word that the "v" and
"W" dinosaurs will be boarding the train together.
Hooray! Two letters at one stop!
Time tunnel! Time tunnel approaching!
Next stop wannanosaurus woodlands station in another
Part of the cretaceous time period.
Hi, kids, mrs. P.
Velma velociraptor! So good to see you.
I am so proud to represent the letter "v" in tiny's big
"A" to "z" idea.
Hmm. I don't see a wannanosaurus.
Looking for a wannanosaurus to go to the picnic in troodon
Town? Well, I know one. Ha ha!
Me! I'm juan wannanosaurus, you know, "w"!
♪ Wannanosaurus ♪ ha ha ha!
All aboard!
How should I classify you, juan? You're small but with a
Big boney head.
Knock, knock. Who's there? A big boney head. Ha ha! That's
Because I'm a pachycephalosaur.
Just like a stygimoloch.
Rawk! The last two dinosaurs to pick up, and they're huge!
Yes! Yangchuanosaurus and zigongosaurus are very large
Species. Heh. Hmm. Maybe-- you'll need another car.
Even I can't remember adding so many cars.
"W," "y," "z". Wait. Did we skip a dinosaur?
We'll need to add another observation car! Time tunnel!
Next stop, yangchuanosaurus yard station in the jurassic
Time period.
Ah. Good afternoon. I received a message about your
"A" to "z" trip. I am ready to go. Will I have to do anything
Special?
No, sir. You just ride along to troodon town and go to the
Picnic with all the other dinosaurs.
And sing along on the "a to z song."
Hmm. It is a good song. I can do that.
I'm tiny pteranodon, and these are my brothers don and
Buddy.
It is a great pleasure to meet you.
H-hi.
Heh heh. Don't be nervous, buddy. You will be a huge
T. Rex one day, bigger even than me.
Classification time. Yang's another theropod. Check out
Those teeth and -toed feet.
Ohh!
Good to see you "a" to "z" dinosaurs.
Speaking of "z," that's the last species to pick up.
Yay! One more species, and we'll be in troodon town,
Singing the "a" to "z" song.
I hope the zigongosaurus wants to come with us.
Next stop, zigongosaurus zenith station in another part
Of the jurassic time period.
Mr. Zigongosaurus, I'm tiny pteranodon. Have you already
Heard about our big "a" to "z" idea?
I've heard about your idea, but I just got a ticket to go
To the next station. I'm not so sure about traveling all the
Way to troodon town.
Aww.
Ziong, I have a dream to see all "a" to "z" dinosaurs
Ride the train together to troodon town for a great big
Picnic. We've all worked together, all the other
Dinosaurs from "a" to "y," and, well, you're our "z". Please
Come with us, ziong. Be a part of dinosaur train history.
Please.
But won't you need another flat car?
Already hooked up, mr.
Zigongosaurus!
Ziong, ziong, ziong, ziong, ziong, ziong!
Ziong.
[Cheering] wow! We did it! All
Species are on board.
Yeah! We have every dinosaur in the song from a, b, c to x,
Y, z.
[Cheering] um, you guys, I hate to say
This, but I think we forgot the letter "x"!
The letter "x"?
That's xenotarsosaurus.
I don't think we ever picked up a xenotarsosaurus. Did we?
[Toilet flushes] did someone say
Xenotarsosaurus?
I'm xavier xenotarsosaurus.
Oh! We're so happy you're here.
Me, too! So you must be the ones with the big "a" to "z"
Idea.
Yes! And you're our letter "x"!
When did you get on board?
A while ago. I have been hanging out with the other
Theropod dinosaurs. They told me about tiny's plan. So I hear
We are going to...
Troodon town!
[Cheering] ba-kaw!
Rawk! Welcome, everyone, to the dinosaurs "a" to "z" picnic.
[Cheering] let's hear from the hooting
Hadrosaurs.
Hoot!
Carnivores!
Rawwr!
Herbivores!
Whoo-hoo!
Omnivores!
Whoo-hoo!
Let's see those claws and teeth!
Rawwr!
Ooh! How about fast legs?
Yeah! It's time for that footrace!
Wait for me, kids! I may be old, but I can still run with
The best of them.
First one to touch this tree is the winner! Ready? Go!
[Laughter and chatter]
Rawk! Oren and ollie win again, but you almost won, mrs.
Conductor.
Thanks, tiny. I've been practicing. Huh!
Mr. Conductor, it's so wonderful that you helped to
Make this all happen.
Aw, it was my pleasure, mrs.
P.
We all made dinosaur train history today! All "a" to
"Z" species and all the rest of us!
Blaughhh! Tiny power!
[Cheering] can we please sing the song
Together now?
Yes! This will be the greatest performance of the "a"
To "z" song ever! Everyone ready?
Ready!
♪ We all got together on the dinosaur train
And rode to troodon town from apatosaurus
To zigongosaurus all kinds of species came down
Hooting hadrosaurs stretching sauropods
Dinosaurs "a" to "z" it's been the greatest
Picnic never now everybody sing
Along with me ♪ "a"...
Apatosaurus "b"...
Brachiosaurus "c"...
Corythosaurus "d"...
Deinonychus "e"...
Einiosaurus "f"...
Fabrosaurus "g"...
Gallimimus "h"...
Hadrosaurus "i"...
Iguanadon "j"...
Jaxartosaurus everybody
It's time for the chorus hey, hey, hey
Come along with me choo choo choo choo
This is how we memorize dinosaurs "a" to "z" ♪
Now where were we?
♪ "K"...
Kentrosaurus "l"...
Lambeosaurus "m"...
Megalosaurus "n"...
Nodosaurus "o"
Ornithomimus "p"
Parasaurolophus "q"
Qantassaurus "r"
Rhabdodon "s"
Stegosaurus "t"
Tyrannosaurus what time is it?
Time for the chorus hey, hey, hey
Come along with me choo choo choo choo
This is how we memorize dinosaurs "a" to "z" ♪
♪ Give me a "u" utahraptor
"V" velociraptor
"W" "w," wannanosaurus
"X" xenotarsosaurus
"Y" yangchuanosaurus
"Z" zigongosaurus
And zigongosaurus gets us to the chorus
Hey, hey, hey come along with me
Choo choo choo choo this is how we memorize
Dinosaurs "a" to "z" ♪ [cheering]
Hi, there. I'm dr. Scott the paleontologist. This is
Yangchuanosaurus, a theropod dinosaur from the jurassic time
Period, and here is zigongosaurus, a long-necked
Sauropod dinosaur also from the jurassic. In addition to when
They lived, these dinosaurs
Share something else, where they lived. Both were found in
Asia. Paleontologists have discovered lots of different
Kinds of dinosaurs in asia.
Here are just a few asian dinosaurs that we've met on the
Dinosaur train. A feathered
Theropod named microraptor, a beautiful bird called
Confuciusornis, and a frilled ceratopsian called
Protoceratops. Paleontologists are still finding lots of new
Species in asia, as well as other places all around the
World. Maybe one day you'll dig up a brand-new dinosaur in some
Far-off place. Meanwhile remember, get outside, get into
Nature, and make your own discoveries.
We love playing games!
Like all aboard!
You can play, too, online at pbskids.org!
And lots of other games!
There's so much to learn about all kinds of dinosaurs!
♪ Ride the dinosaur train ♪ ♪ dinosaur train ♪
♪ Dinosaur train ♪ ♪ dinosaur train ♪
♪ Dinosaur train ♪ ♪ dinosaur train ♪
♪ We're gonna ride ♪ ♪ ride, ride, ride, ride ♪
♪ The dinosaur train ♪
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