

To overcome her fear, Tiny decides to venture out and meet Deanna Dienosuchas, a grumpy old lass. Apart from their horrifying size, massive teeth, and ability to murder anything they want, why is Tiny so afraid of Dienosuchas? They primarily eat Pteranodons. In one episode, “Tiny and the Crocodile,” Tiny admits that she’s afraid of Dienosuchas, which are basically prehistoric crocodiles. The carnivores talk to the herbivores, the herbivores talk to the pterosaurs, and so on. All of the dinosaurs, save the poor fish, talk. There’s another layer to Dinosaur Train’s dark underbelly. Pteranodon begrudgingly sings.ĭinosaur Train doesn’t just feature child abduction. “This is your family and I’m your mom,” Mrs. Rather than murder a baby T-Rex in front of her newborns, she opts instead to adopt the little guy. Unfortunately, Buddy hatched and revealed his big green eyes and adorable smile. Pteranodon took Buddy’s egg for the sole purpose of smashing it and feeding it to her newborns. What could they eat? The innards of an underdeveloped egg. As newborns, Tiny, Shiny, and Don wouldn’t be able to wolf down all that fish. We learn throughout the show that the Pteranodon family primarily eats fish, the only soulless and voiceless creatures in the entire program. This leads me to believe Buddy’s egg wasn’t there on accident, but for a far more sinister purpose. That is until we learn in the episode “Meet the Grandparents” that their very nest is the one the grandparents of Tiny, Shiny, and Don lived at many years ago. Maybe? This seems unlikely but semi-plausible. Pteranodon, in a panic, built her nest without noticing there was a rogue egg hanging out.

The fact that we’re printing the story does, however, reflect a belief that it is an interesting and worthwhile read.Īt first, I tried justifying Buddy’s presence in that nest as an accident. Opinions expressed in the story do not reflect the opinions of Fatherly as a publication. This story was submitted by a Fatherly reader. “What am I doing in a Pteranodon nest?” Buddy asks.
