Dinosaur Train
Journey to Fossil Alley
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Join the kids on a journey to Fossil Alley to find a new trilobite fossil for Buddy.
The Pteranodon family goes on a journey down to Fossil Alley to look for a new trilobite fossil for Buddy. Learn how fossils are spread throughout the layers of the earth with Mr. Conductor and their new underground friend, Natasha!
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Dinosaur Train
Journey to Fossil Alley
Clip | 1m 58sVideo has Closed Captions
The Pteranodon family goes on a journey down to Fossil Alley to look for a new trilobite fossil for Buddy. Learn how fossils are spread throughout the layers of the earth with Mr. Conductor and their new underground friend, Natasha!
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- Yes!
Closer to the center of the-- - Don't say it, Don!
We're not going to the "you know where."
- Actually, the place we're going is called Fossil Alley.
kids: Fossil Alley!
- Where we're going to find Buddy another lucky trilobite.
Well, we hope.
Trilobites can be hard to find.
Any idea why, Buddy?
- I have a hypothesis.
Trilobites are really old.
They're from a time period long ago, so they're probably deeper in the Earth.
- That is one excellent hypothesis, Buddy.
You're onto something.
Older fossils are harder to find because they're deeper in the Earth.
Then there's the Law of Superposition.
- Super-po-what-chin?
kids: Superposition.
- Oh, superposition.
Got it.
- What does it mean, Mr.
Conductor?
- Well, we know that fossils are found in different layers.
The Law of Superposition means that when we see a stack of rock layers, the oldest rocks are usually on the bottom, and the younger ones are on top.
- So there are layers of older and older fossils?
- Bingo, Buddy!
As the older layers of fossils got buried deeper and deeper, new layers formed above them.
[bell chiming] Oh!
We're here!
Next stop--Fossil Alley.
[train grinding] - Aah!
[sighs] Calm, yes.
I'm perfectly calm.
Everyone else okay?
- We've just stopped, Mr. P. I've gonna have to have those brakes checked.
Everyone, let's explore!
all: Fossil Alley!
[cheering] - All right, this is the place.
Let's look for ancient fossils.
- Rawk!
Show me more shells.
- Fossil, I think it's a fossil, Swirly fossil, long fossil, ooh, super-swirly fossil.
- Oh, trilobites.
Where are you, trilobites?
- Found one, Buddy?
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