Fenton Rumplemayer discovers a fossilized dinosaur nest at his father's archaeological dig outside Morgan, Wyoming, but has to solve the mystery of why the dinosaur's remains are much too large for the eggs that were laid.
When Fenton Rumplemayer's best friend Max comes to visit him in Wyoming, he doesn't seem interested in the puzzling dinosaur remains or the town Halloween party.
When Fenton Rumplemayer's father goes to Hollywood for a week as a technical consultant on a dinosaur film, Fenton accompanies him and discovers strange mistakes and accidents plaguing the movie studio.