Dinosaur Train
What's a Carcharodontosaurus?
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Mr. Conductor explains that carcharodontosaurus is a hypercarnivore.
Mr. Conductor explains that Carson Carcharodontosaurus and Laura Giganotosaurus are hypercarnivores. That means that they eat even more meat than most carnivores!
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Dinosaur Train
What's a Carcharodontosaurus?
Clip | 1m 42sVideo has Closed Captions
Mr. Conductor explains that Carson Carcharodontosaurus and Laura Giganotosaurus are hypercarnivores. That means that they eat even more meat than most carnivores!
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- COUSIN CARSON!
- HE LOOKS A LITTLE LIKE YOU, LAURA.
- HE KIND OF LOOKS LIKE A T.REX TOO.
- CORRECT, TINY.
CARCHARODONTOSAURUS IS MORE CLOSELY RELATED TO GIGANOTOSAURUS, BUT IT'S ABOUT THE SAME SIZE AS AN ADULT T.REX.
- LOOKS LIKE HE HAS SHARP TEETH LIKE A T.REX TOO.
- GOOD EYE.
"CARCHARODONTOSAURUS" MEANS "SHARP-TOOTHED LIZARD" AND LOOK, LONG, BLADELIKE TEETH.
- TO HELP HIM CHEW THROUGH MEAT?
- LOTS OF MEAT.
- WAIT A MINUTE.
I THINK THESE TEETH ARE A LOT NARROWER THAN T.REX TEETH.
OPEN WIDE, BUDDY.
- AH!
- [squawks] YEP, T.REXES HAVE WIDER TEETH WITH NOTCHES.
- YOU'RE RIGHT, TINY.
BUT WIDE OR NARROW, CARSON AND LAURA'S TEETH ARE PERFECT FOR TEARING INTO MEAT.
- AND CARSON KNOWS EVERYTHING ABOUT ALL KINDS OF MEAT.
THAT'S WHAT MAKES HIM A GREAT CHEF.
- AND DON'T FORGET, HE'S A HYPER CARNIVORE.
both: A HYPER CARNIVORE?
- INDEED.
"HYPER" MEANS "A LOT OF."
AND CARSON LIKES A LOT OF MEAT.
THAT MAKES HIM A HYPER CARNIVORE.
HE EATS MORE MEAT THAN MOST CARNIVORES.
- ARE BUDDY AND LAURA HYPER CARNIVORES TOO?
- AMONG THE HYPERIST!
- HYPER CARNIVORE; SOUNDS LIKE A MEAT-EATING SUPERHERO.
- HUNGRIER THAN THE HUNGRIEST TRICERATOPS!
ABLE TO EAT LARGE PILES OF CARRION IN A SINGLE GULP!
- [slurps, belches] - IT'S A DINOSAUR.
IT'S A THEROPOD.
IT'S HYPER CARNIVORE!
[all laughing] - MR.
CONDUCTOR, DO YOU THINK WE COULD MEET CHEF C. AND MAYBE TRY SOME OF HIS AMAZING CARRION DISHES?
- THAT'S A WONDERFUL IDEA, BUDDY.
COUSIN CARSON WOULD LOVE TO MEET YOU... AND EAT YOU.
I MEAN FEED YOU.
- I'D BE HAPPY TO TAKE YOU THERE.
IF WE LEAVE NOW, WE'LL BEAT THE DINNER RUSH.
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