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[Dana] Dino Dana!

[theme music, various dinosaurs roaring]

[theme music, various dinosaurs roaring]

[theme music, various dinosaurs roaring]

[theme music, various dinosaurs roaring]

[theme music, various dinosaurs roaring]

Dino Dana!

[roar]

[Dana] "I Dig History"

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[dinosaurs roar]

Hey, T-Rex, Quetzalcoatlus and Triceratops

instead of just standing there

do you want to help me dig for fossils?

[squawks]

Guess not.

What are you doing?

Saara, I'm so glad you're here to see this.

I think I've just made a major discovery.

Wait, is that a tooth?

And what are you doing now?

Paleontologists wrap the bones they find

in plaster so they don't get broken.

I don't have plaster so I used plasticine.

Now we get to take it to the museum

for fossil day and get it examined.

Oh, listen. About the museum.

Don't say you can't take me.

I can't take you.

I just told you not to say that.

I'm sorry, Dana, but I've got homework.

Maybe someone else can take you.

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[phone rings]

[sighs]

[Mr. Hendrickson on tape] Leave a message. Or don't.

[machine beeps]

[Dana] Hey, Mr. Hendrickson.

Dana here. I need to ask you a huge favor.

It's fossil day at the museum.

That's where you can bring in fossils you've found

and the museum experts help discover what they are.

[machine beeps]

[phone rings]

[machine beeps]

[Dana] Sorry, got cut off there.

Anyway, I've been looking for fossils from the front yard.

Sorry again about digging in your garden.

And my sister was going to take me

but she has homework.

I asked my mom but she's on call

and my dad's at work

so I thought if you're weren't busy

maybe you could...

[machine beeps]

[knock on door]

I thought maybe you could take me,

Mr. Hendrickson.

I know you're in there.

I can hear your chair from downstairs.

Mr. Hendrickson!

I made you a fossil toolbelt too.

Just in case we have to do some work on our specimen.

I guess I'll get my keys.

This is a very nice example

of a trilobite, Tristan.

Do you have any idea how old this might be?

I would estimate

400 million years old.

Oh, hi, Dana.

Greetings, Dr. Seymour.

This is my field assistant, Mr. Hendrickson.

Have you got any new discoveries for us?

Yes. Field assistant.

I'll unwrap it for you.

I found it in my back yard.

Interesting.

It appears you have some kind of a tooth.

I could have told you that.

I was thinking that too.

Possibly from a T-Rex,

Quetzalcoatlus or a triceratops.

Well, it's probably not that old

but it certainly has a resemblance

to one of those prehistoric creatures.

Well, which one?

Shh, Mr. Hendrickson.

Well, which one?

Sounds like a dino experiment to me.

Fortunately, here at the ROM was have cast replicas

of all three of those animals

so all you have to do is find them and compare.

I won't let you down, Dr. Seymour.

Good. You can count on me.

Great. I promise to...

Where's that Quet whats-a-ma-call-it thing?

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Ah, well he said it was in the lobby

but I don't see it anywhere.

It's not this one, is it?

No, that's the futalognkosaurus.

One of the biggest dinosaurs of all time.

Ah.

So, what kind of dinosaur is the...

quetzo... coalus.

[laughs]

Quetzalcoatlus and it's not a dinosaur.

It's a prehistoric winged reptile.

Does that mean it can fly because it's got wings?

Exactly.

Then maybe we should be looking up.

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[Mr. Hendrickson] Ah, that's a biggy.

Biggest flying creature ever.

Good find, field assistant. Let's get going now.

I'm going to hang out down here

because it's a bit more quiet and peaceful.

Understood, I'll be right back

with more information about our discovery.

Isn't this fun?

[chuckles]

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Does this tooth belong to you, Quetzalcoatlus?

Wait a minute.

Your beak doesn't have any teeth in it at all.

How is that possible?

[squawks]

Quetzalcoatlus.

That's it.

Some paleontologists think that you either grabbed fish

or scavenged food and swallowed it hole.

Either way, you wouldn't need teeth,

meaning this tooth does not belong to you.

I've got to tell Mr. Hendrickson.

[squawks]

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[Dana] Field assistant.

Field assistant.

The Quetzalcoatlus didn't have teeth.

They didn't need them to eat which means the tooth

must belong to either the triceratops or the T-Rex.

Come on. Let's go.

I'm going to linger here for a moment.

Are you okay?

You look sad, or angry.

It's hard to tell with your face.

[laughs]

I'm fine. You go.

I'll wait here for your next discovery.

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Does this tooth belong to you, T-Rex?

Nope.

The T-Rex tooth is way sharper than mine.

[roars]

Hey, T-Rex.

[growls]

Yeah, I know.

You use your sharp teeth to chomp into other dinosaurs.

You wouldn't need a flat tooth like this one

because this one would be better for...

Dinosaurs that chop up plants

like the triceratops.

Mystery solved.

I can't wait to tell Mr. Hendrickson.

Bye, Triceratops. Bye, T-Rex.

[both roaring]

Tooth mystery solved.

The tooth is too flat to tear meat

so no good for a carnivore like the T-Rex

but it's perfect for a herbivore

like the triceratops.

We did it, field assistant.

[sighs]

Mr. Hendrickson.

Are you so happy you're crying?

I sometimes cry when I think about dinosaurs.

I thought you loved dinosaurs.

That's just it.

I love them so much

but they're all gone now.

That's why I look for things to remind me of them.

That way they're never really gone forever

because I'll remember them.

Here, Mr. Hendrickson. You keep the tooth.

That way you'll remember me.

[chuckles]

Thank you.

You're welcome,

but do you think I could borrow it for a bit?

I mean I've never found a dinosaur tooth before.

Do you want a photo?

Absolutely.

Say dino experiment complete.

[both] Dino experiment complete.

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[Dana] Mr. Hendrickson.

I think I've made another major discovery.

I need my field assistant's assistance.

Hurry, please!

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[Dana] Next up, more Dino Dana!

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[Dana] Dino Dana!

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[theme music, various dinosaurs roaring]

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Dino Dana!

[Dana] "Dinomite!"

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You may want to cover your ears, boys.

Blast it.

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[Dad] Time to wake up, nugget.

Can't. Digging.

Dana, there's a compsognaythusy under your bed.

What? Where?

Dad.

And it's pronounced Com-sog-na-thus, Dad.

Of course. Come on.

Time to get ready for school. Sara's already left.

Dad, do you think I could sleep for five more minutes?

I was dreaming I was Barnum Brown.

Barnum Brown?

Oh, Dad.

I have so much to teach you about dinosaurs.

Barnum Brown was a type of dinosaur?

Barnum Brown was the chief fossil hunter

for the American Museum of Natural History.

This building, right here.

Barnum discovered a ton of dinosaurs.

He even discovered one of my favorites.

The Corythosaurus.

It looks like it has a duck mouth.

Exactly.

Barnum found it in 1911.

That's over 100 years ago.

Its name also means helmet lizard

because it had this cool crest at the top of it's head

that paleontologists think could make really loud noises.

[groans]

What's with the fur coat?

Oh, that.

Every time Barnum found a new dinosaur bone,

he'd always want his picture to have him in a big fur coat.

Well, I guess it does make him stand out.

When was this taken?

About 100 years ago.

He was also a spy,

or at least he said he was.

Fossil hunter by day, spy by night.

I like this guy.

Guess how he found dinosaur bones.

Using super secret spy gadgets?

Laser pen? Pew, pew.

Well, if you call dynamite a gadget, then yes.

Dynamite?

He'd blow up mountain sides

and look through the blown-up bits for bones.

If I could have just five more minutes of sleeping,

I might find some dinosaur bones.

[whimpers]

Ah?

[whimpers]

Fine.

Five more minutes and then up.

No arguments.

Costa... toosie... promise.

Compsognathus?

And it had three claws,

but yes.

Thanks, Dad.

[sighs]

[chirping]

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Remember, boys.

We're digging for dinosaur bone fossils.

They should be a slightly darker co lour

than the rocks around.

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I found something!

Chisel.

Hammer.

Horse hair brush.

Blow.

This tooth is almost as big as my hand.

I've never seen a tooth this big.

I think we just found ourselves a new dinosaur.

[applause]

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Dad!

You won't believe what I just found.

[Dad] Did you change?

No.

[Dana] Dad!

You won't believe what I found.

Did you brush your teeth?

No...

Can you come talk to me while I do?

[mumbles]

Say again?

The first tyrannosaurus rex bone.

Barnum Brown found that?

Uh huh, the T-Rex was his most famous discovery.

So, why did he name it the Tyrannosaurus Rex?

[snorts]

[mumbles]

[spits]

He didn't.

The Tyrannosaurus Rex was first named Manospondylus Gigas.

What?

Manospondylus Gigas doesn't even sound as good.

Henry Fairfield Osborn thought the same thing.

Who's that? Barnum Brown's boss.

He was the president of the American Museum

of Natural History.

Can you imagine, Dad?

Coming up with the name

of the most famous dinosaur of all time?

I wish I could have been him at the time.

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Mr. Barnum Brown,

I understand some congratulations are in order

for your latest dinosaur fossil discovery.

Yes, thank you.

Construction on the skeleton is almost complete.

It is a most terrific sight.

From the size of the tooth that I discovered

I deduced that it was the largest carnivore

of all time.

Have you determined a name?

I have indeed.

I have named it Manospondylus Gigas.

Which means giant porous vertebra.

Um, no.

Well, as the person who discovered the fossil,

I believe that the naming rights should be mine,

as is customary.

Well, as the person who funded the expedition

as well as your previous expeditions

and maybe your future expeditions,

I believe I should have naming rights.

Unless you'd like to blow up mountains

with your own money.

You make a very good point, Mr. Henry Fairfield Osborn.

Tell me, what names did you have in mind?

Well, it is clearly one of the kings of the dinosaurs.

Therefore, its name should be

something grand and fierce

yet still remind the audience

that it's a reptile.

Think, Henry, think.

I've got it.

Uh, fierce reptile king.

No, that's not right.

But I do like the King part.

How about

Grand Lizard King?

No. No. I wanted to like it but no.

I have to agree.

Oh, why is this creature

such a difficult to name tyrant?

[bell dings]

[both gasp]

Much obliged. Thank you.

That's it.

Tyrano which is Greek for Tyrant.

Saurus which is Greek for lizard

and rex which is Latin for king.

I give you the Rexsaurs Tyrano.

Eh.

I give you

the Tyrannosaurs Rex.

Now you've got it.

King of the dinosaurs.

Dana. A little more quiet?

The neighbors will hear you upstairs.

Well, Henry was excited because he knew

this dinosaur would bring in the crowds.

What do you mean "bring in the crowds?"

Everyone wanted to see the next big dinosaur,

so they all raced to the museum

whenever a new one was discovered.

The T-Rex was first named in 1905

and people still want to see it.

So, which kind of dinosaur do you want to be today?

[roars]

[both] T-Rex.

[growls]

When I grow up I want to be a chief fossil hunter

just like Barnum Brown.

Not a spy too?

Fossil hunters are kind of like spies.

They sneak into rocks to uncover secrets.

Huh, never thought of it like that.

Good point.

Dad, do you think I'll ever discover a dinosaur

and get to name it?

I'm sure you will, nugget.

[roars]

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