A Brand New Species
dinosaur train

Wed, Aug 7 6:30 A.M. NH Kids (11.5)  

The Conductor and the kids are out digging in a favorite fossil spot, out past the Big Pond. Buddy turns up something that the Conductor doesn't recognize. It's an excellent fossil - he guesses that they may have discovered a whole new Jurassic species! They all carefully finish digging out the beautifully intact theropod raptor skeleton and bring it to Troodon Town, where they can examine it at the Science labs at Troodon Academy. The experts agree: The Conductor and the kids have discovered a new Jurassic dinosaur! They nickname it "Buddysaurus." Now the Conductor must give a presentation to all the assembled Academy about this new Dracoraptor discovery. Used to being the authority and a kind of hilarious know-it-all, the Conductor is for once super-nervous and tongue-tied. The kids help him figure out how to properly and scientifically present his information and get over his nerves. Buddy leads them, and the kids even improvise a song about the new discovery, "A Brand-New Species!" It's a hit! / Buddy gets the idea to travel to the Early Jurassic and meet an example of their new discovery, a theropod they named "Buddysaurus." Unfortunately, since this is a brand-new-discovery, there is no train to the home of the Buddysaurus, nor a train station! The Conductor decides to take them all to the Early Jurassic, and hike from the nearest station to find this new theropod. And, they do! They discover that the theropod is actually called a "Dracoraptor." Our kids invite him to come back to Troodon Town with them so they can present him to the Troodon Scientists.

Episode Duration: 28 minutes and 55 seconds

Episode Number: 506

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Wed, Aug 7 6:30 A.M. A Brand New Species     NH Kids (11.5)

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.


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Tue, Jul 30 6:30 A.M. Rollin' on the Riverboat: Part One/Rollin' on the Riverboat: Part Two     NH Kids (11.5)
Wed, Jul 31 6:30 A.M. Carla Cretoxyrhina/Train Trouble     NH Kids (11.5)
Thu, Aug 1 6:30 A.M. Don's Hole-Iday/We're Not All Dinosaurs     NH Kids (11.5)
Fri, Aug 2 6:30 A.M. Migration Vacation/Moms Rawk!     NH Kids (11.5)
Mon, Aug 5 6:30 A.M. Junior Conductor Jamboree/Troodon Train Day     NH Kids (11.5)
Tue, Aug 6 6:30 A.M. Stargazing on the Night Train/Get Into Nature!     NH Kids (11.5)
Wed, Aug 7 6:30 A.M. A Brand New Species     NH Kids (11.5)
Thu, Aug 8 6:30 A.M. Dry Times at Pteranodon Terrace/Big Misty Sea Fishing Contest     NH Kids (11.5)
Fri, Aug 9 6:30 A.M. Rollin' on the Riverboat: Part One/Rollin' on the Riverboat: Part Two     NH Kids (11.5)
Mon, Aug 12 6:30 A.M. The Forest Fire/The Lost Bird     NH Kids (11.5)
Tue, Aug 13 6:30 A.M. Dinosaur Train Submarine: Otto Opthalmosaurus/King Meets Crystal     NH Kids (11.5)
Wed, Aug 14 6:30 A.M. Dinosaur Big City, Pt. 1/Dinosaur Big City, Pt. 2     NH Kids (11.5)
Thu, Aug 15 6:30 A.M. Dinosaur Big City, Pt. 3/Dinosaur Big City, Pt. 4     NH Kids (11.5)
Fri, Aug 16 6:30 A.M. The Earthquake/Nursery Car     NH Kids (11.5)
Mon, Aug 19 6:30 A.M. Father's Day     NH Kids (11.5)


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