Dinosaur 🎥 2000 Movie Info

Plot Summary

A Carnotaurus attacks a herd of dinosaurs and destroys an Iguanodon nest. One surviving Iguanodon egg is stolen by an Oviraptor, journeying to a tropical island inhabited by prehistoric lemurs. Plio, the daughter of lemur patriarch Yar, names the newly-hatched baby Aladar and raises him alongside her daughter Suri, despite Yar’s initial objections. Several years later, an adult Aladar watches the lemurs take part in a mating ritual, where Plio’s teenage brother Zini fails to attract a mate. Moments after the ritual ends, a colossal meteorite crashes into the sea, creating explosive shockwaves that destroy the island.

Aladar and Yar’s family flee and swim to the mainland, mourning for the loss of all lemurs before moving inland. While crossing a burnt desert, the group is attacked by a pack of Velociraptor. They escape them by joining a multi-species herd of dinosaur refugees heading to the Nesting Grounds; a sanctuary left undevastated by the destruction of the meteor. The herd’s callous leader, Iguanodon Kron, forces the family to the back of the line, where they befriend a trio of elderly dinosaurs; Styracosaurus Eema, her pet Ankylosaurus Url, and her friend Brachiosaurus Baylene. The herd travel for days to the site of a lake, only to find it seemingly dried up. Determined to reach the Nesting Grounds, Kron orders the herd to move on, and let the weakest perish.

Aladar, realizing water is buried under the dried lake, digs with Baylene until they reach the water table, saving the herd from dehydration. Kron’s sister Neera, impressed by Aladar’s compassion, begins to grow closer to him. Kron sees Aladar’s increasing popularity as a threat to his dominance. Meanwhile, a pair of Carnotaurus are tracking the herd, ambushing a scouting party led by Kron’s lieutenant Bruton, who escapes with severe wounds to warn the others of the approaching predators.

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