He's big. He's old. And now he's got a new home. So, let's all welcome Lyle The Camarasaurus to the Dino Lab inside Science City at Union Station. Are you ready for a little Q&A, LC?

Mind if we call you LC -- LC now from KC?
I prefer Lyle. It's got more style.

How do you like your new pad, the Dino Lab?
These are some really cool digs -- biggest lab of its kind anywhere. A big guy like me needs his space.

What exactly brings you to the Dino Lab?
An extreme makeover. I see it as more of a salon than a laboratory. I need the full treatment 'cause I've kind of gone to pieces over the years. Seriously, 140 million years in the ground doesn't help you keep your shape. I need a little more than a mere manicure and simple touch-up.

I would guess you've got some serious dirt under your nails at this point?
And talk about needing a toothbrush.

We understand the entire process of putting you back together -- the polishing, the molding, the whole works -- will be done in full public view. Is that right?
Yeah, kind of makes a guy a little self-conscious. But that's my job now. I'm a public figure. Guess I have to get used to life in the spotlight.

You are only a Camarasaurus, you know a leaf-eater, so it's not like you're a mega-superstar like you know who?
You mean, what's-her-name, Sue? Well, she's an OK lady -- for a T-rex. I understand people rolled out the red carpet for her exhibit when it was at Union Station a few years back -- and she was just visiting. I hope they embrace me because I'm staying. This is my home.

Come on, Lyle. You can't tell me you're not jealous with all the glamour treatment the big meat-eaters like Sue get?
Hey, let me tell you something. The lion may be king of the jungle today, but the king bows before the elephant. That's how it was with me. In my day, those little meat-eaters stepped aside for me and my like. Old Sue might have been from another era, but she wouldn't have dared messed with me -- she's too much of a runt.

Think you're a pretty big man, huh?
Oh, I don't know. This sound big to you: 65 feet long, from tail to snout, 14 feet tall at the shoulders and hips, and I'll bust up your bathroom scales pretty good, at between 60,000 and 80,000 pounds?

How's that compare with a T-rex?
I maxed out at a hefty 30 or 40 tons. T-rex was a flea compared to me at -- what? -- five or seven tons. Think of it this way: I dwarf the African elephant, about the biggest mammal you've got roaming earth today. Compared to me, your elephant's so puny -- somewhere between four or eight tons. Please.

This illustration represents the size of Lyle (right) compared to an adult T-rex.

Well, how long is it going to take to get a big boy like you back on his feet?
It won't be easy. My thighbone is more than 5 feet long and weighs about 600 pounds. That's just one bone -- one piece of the puzzle. And there's a lot of pieces because I'm one of the most complete and well-preserved Camarasauruses they've ever discovered. When you're this complete and this big . . .

Yeah, yeah. We know. You're gargantuan!
I'm just saying it takes time. First, they've got to chip the bones out of the rocks. Sure, hope they're careful. Then there's making casts. All together, we could be looking at two years, I suppose, but it ought to be pretty interesting seeing how all the pieces come together. Eventually, I'm going to be displayed right inside Science City. That'll make Kansas City home to one of the largest mounted dinosaurs in the whole world.

There you go again. We understand the goal is to reunite your whole family. They found a female and a juvenile Camarasaurus in the same quarry with you, isn't that right?
They were looking for my tail, when they came across Annabelle and the kid, Nic-Mic. We've been split apart for quite some time.

Two years to go, give or take. You've got to be getting anxious?
What's two years compared to 140 million? Come on, they say Union Station's a landmark, and it's just 90 years old. Ninety years is like 31.5 seconds to me. Two years is nothing in dino time.

Tell that to the paleontologists who'll be doing the work.
All I know is I'm in good hands. I've got a new home, and I'm the one who puts the "Dino" in Dino Lab. Personally, I think "Lyle's Lounge" would have made a cool name.

Anyway, Lyle, we can't wait to see you stand tall again?
I'm on my way. The task is started. It's sure going to be nice to finally stretch my legs again.