#shiny pteranodon

[masterjarthub]

"I don't wanna take a bath!"

Surprise! Quick new fanart of Dinosaur Train cuz like the Chuggington trainees, Buddy, Tiny, Shiny, and Don are precious, underrated smol beans. Here's Tiny and Shiny in a scenario I couldn't resist.

Buddy is in Troodon Town helping Gilbert with a project while the pteranodons are doing their own things at home. Tiny, in a partictularly adventurous mode, went off to practice skydiving, but flunked her trick and landed in mud as a result. She wasn't planning on cleaning herself up properly until after she was done practicing - but failed to account for Shiny being nearby...

[nakamopapina]

How about buddy and tiny as humans

and to answer @ahopelessblogaboutdinosaurtrain as well! (because for some reason I can’t answer the question, I wasn’t given the option to) so I’ll tag you here too, since they both involve the Pteranodon children.

Yes, to answer both of your questions; here are the Pteranodon Quadruplets, plus a bonus Gilbert; all of them as humans.

As for Tiny committing warcrimes, no better person to ask such a question, than a Canadian am I right? lol! Jk! Jk! That is not a can of soup…

As for my drawing not being the best quality I would like it to have, I just got an ultrasound on my left wrist to see if it’s possibly broken, or partially dislocated yesterday, and my wrist still hurts from that.

[ahopelessblogaboutdinosaurtrain]

[the-jurassic-parks]

JURASSIC PARK: UK [INFO PACKET]

PROMOTIONAL MATERIAL:

A male (front) and a female (back) Iguanodon

A male baryonx hunting for fish

A female (back) and male (front) Meglosaurus, newly introduced to their enclosure.

Two polacanthus cooling off during a summer heatwave.

a male (left) and female (right) Metriacanthosaurus that were bought to the park from Isla Sorna.

A pair of parasaurolophus, on loan from JP: France.

Two pteranodon's inside the aviary.

Gower castle, ruins of 12th century castle recently re-discovered upon building facilities for the park.

Main street

Bronze statue of Jurassic Park founder, Dr John Hammond outside the Hammond creation lab.

Overlook of the park area.

[best-fictional-marine-reptile]

Shiny Pteranodon [Dinosaur Train] vs. Pterodaustro [Dino Dan]

Propaganda (if any) under the cut! Please be civil, and feel free to reblog!

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[masterjarthub]

SURPRISE REDRAW WEEE!!! >:3

baby pteranodons, 1 2 3! (and buddy)

[swan2swan]

Okay, I'm normally VERY MUCH opposed to the Small World Theory.

However...

...it would be really cute if that was Gia.

It's a simple setup! She's studying abroad, and either Ben sees her on campus getting her bag snatched by a flying lizard (maybe he even chases it off), or....and this might be cuter...he doesn't see it happen, but he catches up with her after and says "Oh, hey, I know that really happened! You described Pteranodon attacks perfectly! Did you have a shiny keychain?". and then she's super-happy that he believed her.

They chat, become friends, and then they decide to go official just before the end of term.

Because nothing says "Meet cute" more than bonding over your grudges against Pteranodons.

[babybearcub]

Once upon a time there was a mom, her name was Mrs pteranadon. Sittin in her nest when she heard a scratch, "*gasp* Oh boy, my eggs are hatching!" One by one, her kids popped free, baby pteranadons one two three! "I'll name you Tiny, Shiny, and Don." But Tiny said "wait, there's one more mom!" The last little baby was a different size, with teeth and a tail and big green eyes. He didn't look anything like the rest! "What am I doing in a pteranodon nest?" But dear old Mrs. Pteranodon said, "Oh this is your family and I'm your mom. we may be different, but we're all creatures! All dinosaurs have different features! Come on Buddy we'll take a vacation, I'll get us a ticket at Pteranodon Station, We'll travel the world in sunshine and rain and meet all the species on the

DINOSAUR TRAIN

Dinosaur train

Were gonna ride ride ride

The dinosaur train!

[du-sailarar-nerilia]

Alagaësia Lore And Headcanons Series, Part 1: The Ra'zac and Lethrblaka

Not sure how exactly this series would be structured just yet, but in this post I will try to compile all the information we have on the Ra'zac and my personal headcanons about the species

-mod Mist

Appearance and Behavior

The species has three known forms - eggs, which are blue-black and "pitted like sandstone", the "pupae" - the Ra'zac, and the adults, the Lethrblaka. The existence of a fourth form is strongly implied (more on that later).

The Ra'zac have a vaguely humanoid bipedal posture with hunched backs. Though distinctly strange, they seem to be able to fool humans for quite long - the imperial soldiers under their authority in Eldest must have worked with them for at least weeks and did not seem to recognize them as non-humans.

Their appearance is probably best described in Eldest, p. 185: "A hideous, tortured face screamed at him. The skin was shiny black, like a beetle carapace. The head was bald. Each lidless eye was the size of his fist and gleamed like an orb of polished hematite; no iris or pupil existed. In place of a nose, mouth, and chin, a thick beak hooked to a sharp point that clacked over a barbed purple tongue."

Another description comes from Inheritance (p. 196), of a newborn Ra'zac: "The Ra’zac had a deep, ridged chest that made it look as if its ribs were on the outside of its body, not the inside. The creature’s limbs were thin and knobby, like sticks, and its waist was narrower than any human’s. Each leg had an extra backward-bending joint, something that Eragon had never seen before, but which accounted for the Ra’zac’s unsettling gait. Its carapace appeared soft and malleable, unlike those of the more mature Ra’zac Eragon had encountered. No doubt it would harden in time."

The lethrblaka are much larger and winged, also described in detail in Eldest, p. 188: "Their bodies were naked and hairless—like newborn mice—with leathery gray skin pulled tight across their corded chests and bellies. In form they resembled starved dogs, except that their hind legs bulged with enough muscle to crush a boulder. A narrow crest extended from the back of each of their attenuated heads, opposite a long, straight, ebony beak made for spearing prey, and cold, bulbous eyes identical to the Ra’zac’s. From their shoulders and backs sprang huge wings that made the air moan under their weight."

This description, at least to me, strongly brings to mind old outdated art of pterosaurs that are often depicted as grey, emaciated bat-like monsters:

Rhamphorhynchus, W Francis Phillips

Quetzalcoatlus, William Stout

Pteranodon, Zdeněk Burian

According to Oromis, a Ra'zac will shed its exoskeleton on the first full moon of the twentieth year since its hatching (Eldest, p. 357). This would mean the Ra'zac also have a whole endoskeleton underneath their exoskeleton, or that the endoskeleton forms later and is possibly not made of bone.

The Ra'zac and Lethrblaka both feed on humans. While the Lethrblaka can feast on anything, the Ra'zac prefer human flesh. Based on the frequency of offerings by the priests of Helgrind, a Ra'zac needs to feed at least thrice a month (Brisingr, p. 5)

The Lethrblaka (and presumably the Ra'zac as well) have metallic blue-green blood. This sounds a lot like their blood is based on hemocyanin similar to insects, or some other similar substance (since hemocyanin is more transparent blue).

In Eragon (p. 64), Brom expresses bewilderment at the Ra'zacs' ability to replicate human speech. Since they have beaks, it is likely that they mimic speech the same way corvids and parrots do using their syrinx, which erases the issue of lacking lips. Though the Ra'zacs' voices are notably hissy (the way they are shown in dialogues), they likely struggle with sibilants or possibly replace these sounds with hisses as the nearest equivalent. Lethrblaka seem to lose the ability to mimic human language.

Their own langauge, which they share with lethrblaka, is a series of clicks, hisses, whistles, warbles and other sounds that are described as similar to either birds or insects.

In Brisingr, while debating making a pact with Eragon, the last Ra'zac makes a series of noises to himself. This may be either simply him talking to himself or alternatively, a way to express his emotional state. In other passages of the books, the Ra'zac react with hisses and screeches when angry or frustrated. It is possible that due to their hard exoskeleton, lidless eyes and stiff beaks, they make up for their ability to show their mood via facial expressions by expressing their feelings with different noises.

The Ra'zac and Lethrblaka seem to form close bonds among themselves - the Ra'zac show great respect to their parents, and the last Ra'zac seems to mourn his "hatchmate" enough to wish to disobey Galbatorix and avenge her death by killing Eragon.

Abilities

They are shown to be much stronger, faster and able to jump higher than humans. It's a question whether they are weaker, equal to or stronger than elves.

Their physical strength also makes them formidable swordfighters. It is possible they forge their own weapons, since their swords are described as unique in Alagaësia.

They have highly acute senses, most notably their eyesight, which lets them see perfectly under low-light conditions including near total darkness, and their sense of smell. Smell seems to be their primary sense, they are said to be able to track prey like a bloodhound and to never forget a smell.

They possess an "evil breath" that presumably contains toxic fumes that reduce the ability to think clearly, to the point of paralysis. This is the most effective on humans, barely affects dwarves and does not affect elves at all (Eldest, p. 357).

In multiple scenes they are also shown to have some kind of power over humans merely by looking at them. It is not certain whether this is strictly the effect of their poison breath or if they can use some sort of hypnosis.

The Ra'zac are described as "cunning and full of guile" (Eragon, p. 64) but "narrow-minded" (Eldest, p. 359). The Lethrblaka on the other hand "have all the intelligence of a dragon. A cruel, vicious, and twisted dragon" (same page).

They use Seithr oil, but it is unlikely that they produce it, since its creation requires magic (Eragon, p. 100).

Weaknesses - according to Oromis they are terrified of water since they cannot swim. Their highly developed eyesight also makes them vulnerable to sunlight and any other sharp light, which seems to be strong enough to cause physical pain.

Magic and True Names

The Ra'zac and Lethrblaka cannot use magic and their minds cannot be detected by magic users, as can be seen when they take Eragon and Saphira by surprise at Helgrind

There is also the reasons why they serve Galbatorix. According to the priest at Helgrind, he "stole their eggs and killed their young, and he forced them to swear fealty to him lest he eradicate their line entirely" (Inheritance, p. 192). Galbatorix prefers to control his servants through their True Names (such as Murtagh or the burrowing grubs from Vroengard he used to torture Nasuada), however, it seems that this was not the case since the last Ra'zac was able to disobey Galbatorix when attempting to kill Eragon in Brisingr.

All in all, some of the anomalous characteristics in terms of magic the Ra'zac possess are similar to the mutated species from Vroengard, such as the snalglí which seem to be immune to magical wards (Inheritance, p. 332)

This leads me to believe that the Ra'zac as a species somehow exist outside the framework of the Ancient Language and therefore lack True Names

We know that it is possible to give creatures a True Name (the sundavrblaka and íllgrathr, Inheritance, p. 532), but such thing is only possible using the Name of Names. Galbatorix is only shown controlling the grubs in Inheritance, after he has already learned the Name, which he had not known yet at the time of the death of the last Ra'zac in Brisingr.

Therefore, since they lack a True Name, are invisible to magic and cannot use it at all, it can be assumed they are not bound by the effects of the Ancient Language. This is somewhat supported by the fact that the name of their parents, Lethrblaka, is very clearly in the Ancient Language but does not seem to change anything about their ability (or inability) to be controlled. Ra'zac might also be "in the Ancient Language", but we will probably never know. In Eragon, p. 64, Brom says this about them: "They are called the Ra’zac. No one knows if that’s the name of their race or what they have chosen to call themselves." There is a chance that if they have indeed named themselves in the Ancient Language, the name would have no effect anyway.

Their existence outside the magic system of Alagaësia is also supported by what Saphira says first time Eragon mentions the Ra'zac: "Oaths betrayed, souls killed, eggs shattered! Blood everywhere. Murderers!" (Eragon, p. 44) As we know, for most races, even non-magic users, it is impossible to break an oath made in the Ancient Language. This might effectively make them the only sapient race capable of lying in the Ancient Language.

The Helgrind Cult

The cultists near Dras-Leona worship the Ra'zac and Lethrblaka, calling them the Old Ones and revering them by sacrificing their own flesh to them to "satisfy their desires". They also keep and protect the last (known) remaining Ra'zac eggs.

The high priest describes them as "the three-faced god—the hunters of men, the eaters of flesh, and the drinkers of blood". The three "faces" of the Ra'zac may be these listed three aspects of their species, or it may refer to their three distinct life forms.

According to Brom, the priests "spend much of their time arguing about which of Helgrind's three peaks is the highest and most important and whether the fourth - and lowest - should be included in their worship" (Eragon, p. 150).

They follow a certain Book of Tosk, presumably a human from the early history of human settlers in Alagaësia, a long enough time ago that the language of the Broddring Kingdom has evolved enough to make it incomprehensible to Eragon (Inheritance, p. 184)

Their goal seems to be to liberate the Ra'zac from Galbatorix and the Riders who have brought the species to near extinction shortly after their arrival to Alagaësia.

Origin of the Ra'zac

"They are the monsters in the dark, the dripping nightmares that haunt your race." “What manner of creatures are they?” “Neither elf; man; dwarf; dragon; furred, finned, or feathered beast; reptile; insect; nor any other category of animal.”

The most hints we get are from Oromis in Eldest (p. 357). He expresses the belief that they were the reason humans originally emigrated to Alagaësia from wherever their old homeland was.

From the way he describes them, the Ra'zac come off as almost otherworldly. Every species has relatives connected by a common ancestor. In Alagaësia even the dragons have distant cousins in the fanghur. The one-of-a-kind creatures of Vroengard seem to be easy to classify into categories of insects and birds. The Ra'zac seem to be the sole exception.

Oromis says "all areas where humans are weak, the Ra’zac are strong", and that they are the "nightmares that haunt your race". This is oddly specific. The Lethrblaka are said to hunt everything, but this might be simply a matter of finding enough prey to fuel their much larger bodies, or the Lethrblaka under Galbatorix's rule may have simply been instructed to seek other prey as not to draw attention to themselves.

These descriptions, the Ra'zacs' unusual abilities and complete separation from magic make it sound almost as if the Ra'zac were not a naturally evolved species, but rather created intentionally to hunt humans.

Theories

Who created the Ra'zac?

The Grey Folk - we have extremely little information on them except that they merged their language (the Ancient Language) with magic itself. They would certainly be capable of creating a brand new species. Problem is, the Grey Folk are said to have resided in Alagaësia (and were presumably native there) and after their magic ritual they faded away living among the "younger races" (it is not specified which ones, presumably elves and possibly humans after they settled Alagaësia). The Ra'zac arrived with the humans, so unless there were other Grey Folk living outside of Alagaësia this would make little sense.

The elves - they are said to have arrived to Alagaësia across the sea after a "terrible mistake" (this is a generally accepted fandom opinion, but I could not find any mention in the books). The problem with this theory is that elves and humans most likely do not come from the same place (elves are said to have arrived across the sea (Eragon p. 34), while humans came from "far to the south, beyond the Beor mountains" (p. 437))

Humans themselves - possibly an ancient civilization that intended to use them as population control/a force to keep citizens in line (this would make sense considering the juvenile Ra'zac are obedient to Galbatorix and "narrow-minded", meaning they would likely be easily trained), but the project went terribly wrong

Someone else

They are the result of random mutation similar to the creatures at Vroengard

What is their natural behavior?

The Ra'zac and Lethrblaka in the books are the last of their kind, their behavior and lifestyle cannot be considered a representation of their species.

There are four peaks at Helgrind and the cult of Ra'zac worshippers only worship three of them which are named, as well as describing the Ra'zac species as a "three-faced god". It is possible that there is a fourth form that is never shown, a rare one that was lost and forgotten in the times when the Ra'zac were decimated by Riders shortly after their arrival. Since the Ra'zac are very insect-like, there is a possibility this form may have been something like a matriarch, with the Lethrblaka being drones and the Ra'zac juveniles with different roles based on their size and maturity. This could be supported by the canon Ra'zacs' apparent sense of hierarchy. As for the last pair of Ra'zac being born from the Lethrblaka, to borrow from Dragonriders of Pern lore, it is possible that the Lethrblaka do not normally reproduce but may do so in the absence of a matriarch as a matter of preserving the species until the conditions for the birth of a new matriarch are met.

To go off of the previous theories, if the Ra'zac were indeed artificially created, the existence of a matriarch may have been sort of a failsafe to quickly reduce their reproductive rates in case the Ra'zac became too numerous. Unfortunately this failsafe did not work and humans were forced to migrate to Alagaësia. The Ra'zac that followed them had their own matriarch(s) among their ranks, but the Riders were able to kill them and therefore easily bring the entire race to the brink of extinction.

It is possible that the Ra'zac do not normally form the same close emotional attachments as they do in canon, and only do so due to the lack of companionship of an originally numerous species.

That would be it for now, I might add/change things later if I come up with anything that makes more sense

[ahopelessblogaboutdinosaurtrain]

*pulls up in AuDHD+anxiety+dyscalculia*

Not sure about that. Out of the quadruplets, the one who strikes me as being neurodivergent at all is Don, and it's not autism but ADHD.

But there are some other diagnoses each kid shows signs of:

Buddy Tyrannosaurus: Anxiety - Buddy is a very timid soul, especially at the start of the series. Unlike Tiny, who dives head first into everything, Buddy frequently shows fear when seeing the more dangerous features on creatures and trying new things. His anxiety is social as well. He admitted in one episode that he gets scared of meeting new people because he's scared they won't like him. And in an early episode, he's extremely self cautious about singing and dancing with Tiny and Don in public. As the series progresses, Buddy gets braver and braver. His confidence grows massively, and he is even willing to take risks, as seen in Adventure Island. But he still has anxiety even then, sometimes struggling with coordination as he tries to control the adventure island robots. He also frequently falls into bouts of withdrawal and deep thinking in the series related to his own inner insecurities, needing his family or a close friend to pull him out of his own head. Also, Buddy suffered from early developmental trauma, all fault of his biological parents leaving him and his adopted family being unable to figure out what species he was initially. All of that is bound to have had a lasting negative impact on him!

Tiny Pteranodon: Depression - We only see it in one episode really, Love Day, but dang that one episode! Tiny shows classic signs of depression. She's sad, she doesn't have the energy to do anything, she has no appetite, and she goes off to be alone to ride out her depressive episode. When her sister Shiny asks if she's okay and asks if anything happened to her, Tiny responds that she just feels sad for no reason sometimes, confirming that her depression may have chemical causes and that this isn't a one time thing. Curse season 5 being the last season!

Don Pteranodon: ADHD - My silly boi! Don just has neurodivergent vibes. Don has a processing speed that's a bit different than the other kids, is easily distracted and struggles to focus, and is shown to be clumsy. "Clumsiness" can often be a sign of neurodivergence via sensory processing disorder. Cough cough. I got that. The double sided coin of the spotty attention span, Don tends to hyperfixate as well on digging holes or expanding his collection.

Shiny Pteranodon: Anxiety - Like Buddy, Shiny gets scared of new experiences and people frequently - though even more than Buddy at times. She is unable to sleep well in unfamiliar environments, on multiple occasions, and struggles to muster the courage to face her fears - unless, of course, her siblings' well beings are involved, as seen in instances like her standing up to Keenan and being confrontational with a snake for stealing her siblings' toys. Shiny also feels the need to plan excessively and control the situation to keep things under wraps, which frequently comes out through her bossiness.

I really wish the series showed us more of Tiny's depression, and acknowledged Buddy's trauma in a more clandestine way. This poor boy has gone through so much! And the depression has so much potential weaved into Tiny's overconfident and reckless personality. That the show never acknowledges as character flaws.

Close rant/ infomercial.

all of the kids in dinosaur train were autistic

[hunty627]

I got Shiny Pteranodon in my Easter basket. Now she’s part of my collection. This is a special figure of Shiny with a scarf to represent the day she and her family went to the Cretaceous North Pole where they met Travis Troodon.

[masterjarthub]

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[ahopelessblogaboutdinosaurtrain]

Buddy: Mom, can I drink my problems away just this once?

Mrs. Pteranodon: No! Buddy, you're ten! And who on earth-

Dolores: [walks by using drink hat to chug straight alcohol]

Mrs. Pteranodon:

Mrs. Pteranodon: [points at Dolores] You. Bad influence on Buddy.

Mrs. Pteranodon: [points at Mr. Conductor] You. Bad influence on Tiny.

Mrs. Pteranodon: [points at Thurston] You. Bad influence on Don.

Mrs. Pteranodon: [points at Tricia] You... actually are a great influence on Shiny and I appreciate it.

Tricia: Oh. Why thank you-

Mrs. Pteranodon: AS FOR THE REST OF YOU-

[annieandro]

Annieandro Pinkpaws Guest Stars Day 4

Lomax Delta

Sid Garbiela Gerald May

Mona Nana Russell

Bali Kikou

Buddy Tyrannosaurus Tiny Pteranodon Shiny Pteranodon Don Pteranodon Mr. Pteranodon Mrs. Pteranodon The Conductor

The Gruffalo

Peg Cat

The Witch The Cat The Dog The Bird The Frog

Eagle

Nature Cat Daisy Squeeks Hal Ronald

Mack Moxy

Jet Propulsion Carrot Propulsion Cake Propulsion Celery Propulsion SunspotSean Rafferty Sydney Skelley Mindy Melendez

Splash Bubbles

Pinkalicious Peterrific

Molly Mabray Walter Mabray Layla Mabray Grandpa Nat Grandma Catherine SukiTooey Ookami Trini Mumford Oscar Marsh Vera Malakas Jake

Luna Andy Carmen Leo

The Rat The Horse

Esme Roy

Xavier Riddle Yadina Riddle Brad Meltzer Berby Dr. Zoom Great-Great Grandma Riddle

[best-fictional-marine-reptile]

I'd like to submit Mrs. Pteranodon, Tiny Pteranodon and Shiny Pteranodon from Dinosaur Train.

Images for each of them:

Mrs. Pteranodon: https://images.app.goo.gl/QAJ67wi6kxEjSDgj7

Tiny Pteranodon: https://images.app.goo.gl/JunUYNo4Padpph8X6

Shiny Pteranodon: https://images.app.goo.gl/qtAVm9NqJeDWX75v7

Propaganda for Mrs. Pteranodon:

I love her because when all her eggs hatched and one of the turned out to be a T-Rex she was like "Hello I'm your mom" without hesitating.

Already on the list but ive added the propaganda, thank you!

[masterj]

Bonus! :3

baby pteranodons, 1 2 3! (and buddy)