Part 26

Beware of the tar pits; falling in slows you down and can cause you to lose a life balloon. Ground-pound on solid ground to shake off tar.

Find a puzzle piece above the first platform in a tar pit by tipping a raised platform to the right and jumping left to climb a surface.

Checkpoint #1.

In the next area, scale sinking platforms and go through the fossil's mouth. Drop down instead of using the barrel cannon, then ground-pound a weak section of the ground for a puzzle piece. Continue through the tar, jumping occasionally.

Fall into the tar on the right after the platform with Jed to find the 'O'.

In the next section with sinking platforms, head to the bottom-right for a puzzle piece obscured by smoke.

Checkpoint #2.

Immediately after, blow on a dandelion for a puzzle piece.

In the second barrel cannon section, fire left from the first cannon to grab the 'N'. You can return to the checkpoint ledge.

After this barrel cannon section, jump left off the platform to find blast barrels leading to a puzzle piece.

Land and jump into the hole in the wall on the right side of the large fossil to access a bonus area.

In the next section with sinking platforms, the 'G' is on one of the first group of platforms; it will reappear if it falls.

A puzzle piece is on a platform between the first two banana coins on the right; stay afloat to grab it.

On the far right, ground-pound a cactus on a platform for a puzzle piece.

After the barrel cannon, tip the platform to the top-left to grab a puzzle piece.

At the end of the area, head down and right instead of into the barrel cannon to find a bonus area.

After the bonus area, jump into the barrel cannon to start a mine cart section.

Be careful on the sinking track sections; jump off periodically to avoid the tar.

Grab the 'K' above a gap early on by following the bananas.

Duck under spikes to avoid crashing. Ensure the track is high enough to avoid sinking into tar.

On the second sinking track section, stay on the bottom track until the last moment to get the 'O'.

Jump over the next set of spikes to reveal a hidden area with a puzzle piece.

In the next area, use short hops and full bounces off tikis to dodge obstacles.

Checkpoint.

Do a full bounce off the first tiki buzz to reach the 'N'.

Short hop off a tiki tork, then full bounce off the next tiki buzz to reach the top track. Jump at the end for a puzzle piece.

The 'G' is ahead; stay low on the breaking track to get it.

An egg will start rolling; use it like a track. Jump over rolling gaps and spikes inside.

After the second hole appears in the egg, do an early short hop over the first hole for a puzzle piece.

The egg will break, returning you to a track.

To the right of the exit barrel, ground-pound a cactus for a puzzle piece.