In the time of the dinosaurs, a meteor had struck the Earth leaving all the waters to dry up, nature to wilt, and life to slowly die. An iguanodon named Aladar and his adoptive family of lemurs join a large herd of herbivores and carnivores. the Carnataurs in particular aren't very well trusted by herbivores but they need to eat to survive. Both sides of dinosaurs must put their differences aside and travel across several locations to find a heavenly place.