Zeppelin: Pangaea/Zeppelin: Crater
dinosaur train

When the Pteranodon kids decide to draw some maps, Don's map of one big land mass for "the whole Mesozoic" triggers a discussion on whether the Mesozoic is "one big place that's all connected" or comprised of a bunch of smaller, interconnected land masses. On the Dinosaur Train, the Conductor explains that millions of years ago there actually was just one big land mass called "Pangaea"! Then, over a long period of time, it started to drift apart and form separate, smaller landmasses, or continents. Our family can't believe it! The Conductor offers to take the Pteranodons up in the Zeppelin and through a Sky Time Tunnel, back to the time of Pangaea. At the Zeppelin Station, they meet up with Tricia Troodon, who helps pilot the Zeppelin on their journey. Once in the sky and through the time tunnel, our family is able to see Pangaea, the one giant landmass, just as it's starting to break apart. Then the family travels forward in time and views the continents separating more as oceans and seas move in between the land. Looking down at how their coastline looks in the Cretaceous Period, Buddy, Tiny, Shiny and Don all agree that seeing Pangaea breaking apart is one of the coolest things they've ever seen! As the Pteranodon kids are playing outside their nest, a few seedpods fall from a nearby tree, bonking Don on the head. This leads to a discussion about how far away things can fall from...maybe even from space?? Buddy hypothesizes that perhaps if a star came close enough, it could land on Earth! On the Dinosaur Train, the Conductor explains that things actually do fall from space. Big space rocks, called "asteroids," sometimes land on Earth, and when they occasionally do, they make a biiiiig hole, called a crater. Don perks up at this-he'd love to see a crater! So the Conductor takes the Pteranodon Family up in the Zeppelin to see a giant crater from above! On the ground, they explore the crater and find fragments of "space r

Episode Duration: 28 minutes and 46 seconds

Episode Number: 313

About Dinosaur Train:

"Dinosaur Train" is an animated series for 3-to-6 year olds.

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 and prehistoric creatures.


Future Broadcast times for "Dinosaur Train": (show all)

Sat, Dec 7 6:30 A.M. One Small Dinosaur/T. Rex Migration     NH Kids (11.5)
Sun, Dec 8 6:30 A.M. The Old Spinosaurus & The Sea/A Spiky Tail Tale     NH Kids (11.5)
Sat, Dec 14 6:30 A.M. Don's Winter Wish/Festival of Lights     NH Kids (11.5)
Sun, Dec 15 6:30 A.M. Trains, Submarines and Zeppelins: Part 1/Part 2     NH Kids (11.5)
Thu, Dec 19 6:00 A.M. Trains, Submarines and Zeppelins: Part 1/Part 2     NH Kids (11.5)
Thu, Dec 19 6:30 A.M. Dinosaurs in the Snow/Cretaceous Conifers     NH Kids (11.5)
Thu, Dec 19 7:00 A.M. Don's Winter Wish/Festival of Lights     NH Kids (11.5)
Tue, Dec 24 6:00 A.M. Trains, Submarines and Zeppelins: Part 1/Part 2     NH Kids (11.5)
Tue, Dec 24 6:30 A.M. Dinosaurs in the Snow/Cretaceous Conifers     NH Kids (11.5)
Tue, Dec 24 7:00 A.M. Don's Winter Wish/Festival of Lights     NH Kids (11.5)
Sat, Dec 28 6:30 A.M. Dinosaurs in the Snow/Cretaceous Conifers     NH Kids (11.5)
Sun, Dec 29 6:30 A.M. Hootin' Hadrosaurs!/Hatching Party     NH Kids (11.5)
Sat, Jan 4 6:30 A.M. Classic in the Jurassic: Turtle and Theropod Race/Hungry, Hungry Carnivores     NH Kids (11.5)
Sun, Jan 5 6:30 A.M. The Old Bird/Diamond Don     NH Kids (11.5)
Sat, Jan 11 6:30 A.M. Classic in the Jurassic: Ultimate Face-off/Back in Time     NH Kids (11.5)
Sun, Jan 12 6:30 A.M. The Burrowers/Shiny's Sea Shells     NH Kids (11.5)


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