List of creatures in Primeval

 

The following is a list of creatures that appear in the ITV science fiction television series Primeval.

Ammonite

Primeval creature
The Ammonite left by Helen Cutter
Ammonite
First appeared:	Episode 1
Last appeared:	Episode 1
Number of humans killed:	0
Returned to era:	No. Died out of water.

Ammonites are a group of marine animals of the subclass Ammonoidea in the class Cephalopoda, phylum Mollusca. Ammonites' closest living relative is probably not the modern Nautilus (which they outwardly resemble), but rather the subclass Coleoidea (octopus, squid, and cuttlefish). Their fossil shells usually take the form of planispirals, although there were some helically-spiralled and non-spiralled forms (known as "heteromorphs").

Many Ammonites lived in the open water of ancient seas, rather than at the sea bottom. Many of them are thought to have been good swimmers with flattened, discus-shaped, streamlined shells. Ammonites preyed on fishes, crustaceans and other small creatures; while they themselves were preyed upon by marine reptiles.

Anurognathus

Primeval creature
An Anurognathus sniffs the air
Anurognathus
First appeared:	Episode 5
Last appeared:	Episode 5
Number of humans killed:	2
Returned to era:	No. Killed in a gas explosion.

Anurognathus was a tiny pterosaur that had a short head, pin-like teeth for catching insects, and although it traditionally is ascribed to the long tailed pterosaur group, its tail was comparatively short, allowing it more maneuverability for hunting in woodland. Anurognathus lived in the Late Cretaceous period, 85 million years ago and had a wingspan of 50 cm (20 inches) and a 9 cm long body (skull included), it could not have weighed more than a few grams. Despite this they prove to be creatures of devestating violence.^[1]

Anurognathus live like a flying piranha fish, with an amazingly keen sense of smell able to detect blood from hundreds of feet away. A swarm can strip flesh from bones in minutes. They also swarm in huge flocks and overcome prey through weight in numbers.^[1]

This fictional species of Agnurognathus evolved from the Jurassic species Agnurognathus ammoni which lived about 150 million years ago and had small needle like teeth for hunting insects. This evolved form has slicing teeth for taking lumps of flesh off large dinosaurs.^[2] The creatures seen here where re-imagined by the producers for dramatic effect.^[3]

Arthropleura

Primeval creature
The Arthropleura rears up infront of Nick
Arthropleura
First appeared:	Episode 2
Last appeared:	Episode 2
Number of humans killed:	1
Returned to era:	No. Killed by electric shock.

Arthropleura was a 2–3 metre (6–10 feet) long relative of centipedes and millipedes, native to the Upper Carboniferous of Britain and the United States. It was the largest known land invertebrate of all time, and would have had few predators.

Arthropleura evolved from crustacean-like creatures in the Carboniferous, and grew so large because of the high percentage of oxygen in the Earth's atmosphere at that time. Described as a burrower, they have poor eye sight but have excellent sense of smell and touch. One appears in the second episode. Even though it is not a carnivore, it has a very powerful pincers and venomous bite and can easily be provoked into attacking.^[4]

Once bitten the venom then begins to slowly attack the central nervous system of its helpless victim. The symptoms being uncontrolled shaking and delusions followed by short term memory loss in recovered patients. However as the Arthropleura are harmless detritus eaters they make no attempt to eat their helpless victims. Fortunately the hospital staff in Episode Two discovered that the Venom has a modern day equivalent, thus producing an anti-venom for Arthropleura attack. This may come in useful as the Late Carboniferous Anomaly never appears to have closed, so unless the team assigned some Special Forces soldiers to guard it, more Arthropleura could potentially come through.^[4]

The Arthropleura also featured in the advertising campaign for the show, briefly appearing in the The London Paper on the 16th of February 2007. The Arthropleura portrayed here is different from the creatures seen in the fossil record, re-imagined by the producers to make it scarier.^[3]

Coelurosauravus

Primeval creature
Rex the Coelurosauravus
Coelurosauravus
First appeared:	Episode 1
Last appeared:	{{{last_appeared}}}
Number of humans killed:	0
Returned to era:	No. Became Abby and Connor's pet.

Coelurosauravus are roughly iguana sized lizard-like diapsid reptiles native to the Permian period. It has specialized wing-like structures allowing it to glide. These were rod like structures with skin stretched over them; this features is unique to this genus. The average length of the specimens were 60 cm and the body was long and flat, suitable for its gliding nature.

The first Coelurosauravus which appears in the series is "Rex", which eventually becomes the team's pet. He is discovered in the Forest of Dean by a young boy, Ben, who contacts the zoo where Abby Maitland is working. When she arrives at the boy's home he suggests it may be the modern gliding lizard Draco volans, but Abby discredits this theory, saying the child may have discovered a new species.

The two journey into the Forest of Dean to see if they can find out more about Rex where they discover a dead cow lodged in a tree. When Rex runs away from Abby she follows it and becomes separated from the boy. In the process of trying to recapture Rex she discovers that it can fly, or at least glide very well. The others find Rex shortly after discovering the Scutosaurus, it is later taken to the Home Office where the researchers there examine him — however they scare it and it escapes, gliding through the building. It finds an open window and glides out. However it quickly returns enticed by Abby's lizard food.^[5]

When Nick Cutter goes through the Forest of Dean time anomaly, he tries to take Rex with him, but Rex sneaks back through shortly before the anomaly closes and is taken home, secretly, by Abby and kept as a pet. Though it is unclear what happened to Rex in Episode 5, he evidently survived the swarm of Anurognathus as he is seen once again in Abby's flat in Episode 6.

Rex was animatronic as well as CGI.

Dodo

Primeval creature
A Dodo in the back in Tom and Duncan's van
Dodo
First appeared:	Episode 4
Last appeared:	Episode 4
Number of humans killed:	0 (not counting the passing of the parasite)
Returned to era:	Most of them (two died due to Parasites)

Dodos are flightless birds from the late Holocene. The Dodo was found only on the islands of Mauritius. Related to pigeons and doves, they stand about a metre tall (three feet), weighing about 23 kg (50 pounds). They live on fruit and nest on the ground. In the Primeval Universe they exist in a symbiotic relationship with the fictional Ambalacoque tree who's seed only germinate after passing through the digestive tract of the Dodo.

Dodos have greyish plumage, a 23-centimetre (9-inch) bill with a hooked point, very small wings, stout yellow legs, and a tuft of curly feathers on its rear end. The sternum is insufficient to support flight; these ground-bound birds evolved to take advantage of an island ecosystem with no predators.

The name Dodo came from the Portuguese word doudo or doido, itself a loanword from Old English (cf. English "dolt"). The name was given because the Dodo apparently never tried to run or escape when hunted. Despite the fact that the Dutch sailors nicknamed the Dodo walghvogel ("loathsome bird" or "nauseating fowl") in reference to its taste, the species was hunted to extinct during the 17th Century, shortly after the first arrival of people on the Dodo's native Mauritius.

They appeared in Episode Four. They were traditionally regarded as stupid, but Nick Cutter quickly realizes they are just friendly and trusting, having evolved in an environment without large predators. In reality they were as intelligent as any other bird. The dodos are themselves harmless, but some carry deadly parasites, one of which infests Connor's friend Tom.^[6]

Future Predator

Primeval creature
The Future Predator at Wellington Zoo
Future Predator
First appeared:	Episode 6
Last appeared:	Will return in season 2
Number of humans killed:	10
Returned to era:	No. 5 killed; 2 stranded in the Permian era.

The Future Predator is a creature that appears in Episode Six. It stands at 2 metres tall and weighs half a ton. Nick and the other members of the crew believe that the Future Predators entered the present day not from the past (unlike all the other animals in the series) but from the future, presumably after the demise of man. First entering the Permian era through an Anomaly leading to the future and then into the present through the Anomaly in the Forest of Dean in pursuit of Helen Cutter.

DNA analysis shows that the future predator seems to be descended from a sort of bat, which became big and flightless, similar to those in Dougal Dixon's After Man: A Zoology of the Future.^[7]

Its elongated head houses a highly intelligent brain and a melon organ. The ears have moved to the centre of the face, giving the sonar a more directed and precise interpretation of the surrounding environment - an improvement on that used by the bats of today. Its eyes are small and weak, with an incredibly advanced sonar system, echolocation layered over low quality vision. The two nostrils have merged into one large hole in the middle of the face. Future Predators also live together in life partnerships (a female and a male). When the couple have offspring the male guards the nest and the female does the hunting.^[8]

The Future Predators are not very strong, and rely more on acrobatics and agility to take down prey. The species advanced sonar can also be its weakness as Nick manages to kill one by luring it into a greenhouse, then blowing out the glass with a gun, scrambling its sonar system with a jumble of sonar echoes from the falling pieces of glass.^[8]

According to an interview with the producers, it is thought that the Future Predators will return to Primeval Series 2, along with other creatures from the future, although not much has been revealed yet. The Future Predators was one of only three creatures featured in the series that was completely fictional.

Giant Spider

Primeval creature
A giant spider flees from the team's lights
Giant Spider
First appeared:	Episode 2
Last appeared:	Episode 2
Number of humans killed:	0
Returned to era:	Yes

The Giant Spiders are, despite appearances, not true spiders (order Araneae), but a species of Solifugae, a distinct arachnid order. The name derives from Latin, and means those that flee from the sun.

The adults are up to 1 metre wide, by 1 metre long, because the lush rainforest of the Carboniferous saturates the atmosphere with oxygen, allowing them to grow larger than modern arthropods. They have pincers instead of fangs - like the modern day camel spider, only much bigger.

They also have long pedipalps, which function as sense organs similar to insects' antennae and give the appearance of the two extra legs. Pedipalps terminate in reversible adhesive organs.They do not appear to make webs or produce venom but they nest in large groups and are very defensive of their offspring.^[4]

A nest of them appears in the second episode and eventually it is discovered that they avoid light, and by using torches, all the Giant Spiders were driven back through the anomaly by the end of Episode Two. However the Late Carboniferous anomaly never completely closed, so unless the team assigned some Special Forces soldiers to guard it, more Giant Spiders could potentially come through.^[4]

These creatures are based on fragmentary fossils which scientist thought was a 1 meter wide spider but this has just recently been reclassified as a type of scorpion.^[2] The Giant Spiders also featured in the advertising campaign for the show. First on giant billboards on the 1st of February 2007 and again in the The London Paper on the 16th of February 2007.

Gorgonopsid

Primeval creature
The Gorgonopsid stands outside Ben's classroom
Gorgonopsid
First appeared:	Episode 1
Last appeared:	Episode 6
Number of humans killed:	0
Returned to era:	No. Hit with a vehicle and then gunned down.

Gorgonopsia are a group of creatures that where at one time called "mammal-like reptiles", though in most current classifcation systems, they are not true reptiles, instead much more closely related to true mammals. Their mammalian specializations include differentiated tooth shape, the fully developed temporal fenestra, pillar-like rear legs and even ear bones, as well as other traits associated with its mammalian descendants. Arguments have even been made for synapsids of its time being endothermic.

What’s really special about Gorgonopsid’s are their patience and implacability. Once they have smelt blood they have a tendency to peruse their prey at all costs. In fact it was this keen sense of smell that originally tempted it into the cold present, lured by the smell of Humans and waste from a supermarket.^[2] They then store their kills in trees like Leopards.

They also appear to be resilient and long lived as one male Gorgonopsid was still defending the Territory around the Anomaly for at least eight years, even after suffering horrible injuries with after a fight with a Future Predator which apparently healed without much scarring.^[8] Due to the thick armour on their back, the only way to combat them with regular fire arms is to aim for their underside.^[5]

This new species is a typical representative of the Gorgonopsia, It is distinguished from other species by a longer snout, and other details of the bones of the skull. It also has naked skin with short bristly hair rather than scales. This creature is based on Gorgonops longifrons found in the Karoo Basin in South Africa which was between 3 and 4 metres long and had eight centimetre sabres.^[2]

Hesperornis

Primeval creature
A motionless Hesperornis moments before the death of the plumber
Hesperornis
First appeared:	Episode 3
Last appeared:	Episode 3
Number of humans killed:	1
Returned to era:	Presumably (off-screen)

Hesperornis is an extinct genus of flightless aquatic birds that lived during the Late Cretaceous. Hesperornis were very large birds, reaching up to 2 metres (6.5 feet) in length. They had virtually no wings, swimming with powerful hind legs. Their toes were probably lobed rather than being webbed, as in today's grebes; like in these, the toes could rotate well, which is necessary to decrease drag in lobed feet but not in webbed ones such as in loons, where the toes are simply folded together.

Like many other Mesozoic birds such as Ichthyornis, Hesperornis had teeth in its beak which were used to hold prey (most likely fish). In the hesperornithiform lineage they were of a different arrangement than in any other known bird (or in non-avian theropod dinosaurs), with the teeth sitting in a longitudinal groove rather than in individual sockets.^[9]

They hunted in the waters of the North American Inland Sea which then were tropical waters, much warmer than today. They probably fed mainly on fish, their teeth were helpful in dealing with slippery or hard-shelled prey. Later as Nick Cutter swims through the anomaly he finds himself in a tropical sea with a flock of Hesperornis swimming around him. He later finds a Hesperornis rookery amongst the rocky shoreline. Two Hesperornis investigate, but Helen Cutter shoos them off by throwing small stones, and says that they "tend to be more dumb than violent, only attacking when they're in a panic or disturbed."^[10]

Hesperornis is shown as being covered in scales when in real life, Hesperornis was likely covered in feathers. Also they were not able to stand upright or walk as the legs attached far at the back and sideways, with even the lower leg being tightly attached to the body. Thus, they were limited to sliding on their belly or galumphing.^[11]

Mosasaur

Primeval creature
The Mosasaur lifts it head out of the water
Mosasaur
First appeared:	Episode 3
Last appeared:	Episode 3
Number of humans killed:	1
Returned to era:	Yes

Mosasaurs were serpentine marine reptiles and ferocious predators. Mosasaurs were not dinosaurs but evolved from semi-aquatic squamates known as the aigialosaurs, close relatives of modern-day monitor lizards. Mosasaurs breathed air and were powerful swimmers that were well-adapted to living in the warm, shallow epicontinental seas prevalent during the Late Cretaceous Period. Mosasaurs are intensely territorial and cannibals, and the only meetings between two Mosasaurs that don’t end in violence occur when the Mosasaurs in question are of opposite sexes, and there is the possibility of mating.^[10]

The skull was more robustly built than other mosasaurs, as the mandibles articulated very tightly with the skull. It had a deep, barrel-shaped body, and with its fairly large eyes, poor binocular vision, and poorly developed olfactory bulbs, experts believe that Mosasaurus lived near the ocean surface, where it preyed on fish, turtles, ammonites as well as smaller Mosasaurs. Because of its robust skull and tightly articulating jaws, Mosasaurus was unable to swallow prey-items whole in the manner of earlier mosasaurs, such as Tylosaurus. Instead, with the aid of its curved, knife-like teeth, Mosasaurus was able to tear its prey into more manageable pieces that could be more easily swallowed.

The Mosasaur was shown to have an armored crocodile-like body, but in reality it would have been smooth-skinned and streamlined. Also it swallowed the lifeguard whole even though its jaw and enlarged neck muscles were evolved to tear and rip prey apart.

Parasite

Primeval creature
A Parasite slithers across the lab floor
Parasite
First appeared:	Episode 4
Last appeared:	Episode 4
Number of humans killed:	1, although a doctor was infected and cured
Returned to era:	No. Died naturally.

This previously undiscovered species is a cestoid^[6] parasite, up to 30 centimeters long and weighing up to 70 grams from the late Holocene. They became extinct during the 17th Century, shortly after the arrival of people on their native Mauritius. The parasites belong to the group Taeniidae^[12] which are distinguished from the other families of the order Cestoidea by having a distinct head, furnished with four suctorial discs. In Episode Four these worm-like creatures were shown to specialize in infesting dodos.^[6]

Each individual has male and female reproductive structures in its proglottid and can reproduce independently. They feed off the nutrients in the bloodstream of its host, destroying the internal organs in the process. It then burrows into the brain of the carrier and manipulates it for the benefit of the parasite. The parasite causes the host to become aggressive. The bite of the host serves to spread the parasite's eggs, which are released into the saliva, to a new host.^[6]

Symptoms of Parasite infection include:

1. Drooling.
2. Fear of Light.
3. Increased strength and aggression.
4. Vomiting.
5. Variations in skin pigmentation and discoloration of the iris.

The mature parasites eventually kill the host and themselves as part of their reproductive cycle. Any warm blooded creature is an acceptable host, even humans.

Pteranodon

Primeval creature
The Pteranodon swoops down on Connor and Rex
Pteranodon
First appeared:	Episode 5
Last appeared:	Episode 5
Number of humans killed:	0
Returned to era:	Yes

Pteranodon was a large Pterosaur, notable for its skull crest. These may have been used as mating displays, or it might have acted as a rudder, or perhaps both; also, it may have acted as a counterweight to the large beak. Despite its huge size, at 9 metres, Pteranodon is not the biggest of the pterosaurs, creatures like Quetzocoatlus could reach 13m.^[2]

It could, like the modern-day albatross, glide by navigating through thermals based on the fact that the Pteranodon had a high aspect ratio (wingspan to chord length) similar to that of the albatross — 9:1 for Pteranodon, compared to 8:1 for an albatross, but was also fully capable of powered flight.

In Episode Five, a Pteranodon appears from an anomaly above a golf course. It then apparently attacks Connor and Rex. After some chasing, Connor and Rex jump down a hill as the Pteranodon swoops and flies away above them. It was assumed that this creature was responsible for the death of a golfer earlier. Later Stephen discovers that its diet contains fish and small reptiles but no human remains, proving that it did not kill the golfer and the real killer is still out there. This also proves that it was trying to catch Rex, not kill Connor.^[1]

Pterosaur

Primeval creature
The Pterosaur flock
Pterosaur
First appeared:	Episode 3
Last appeared:	Episode 3
Number of humans killed:	0
Returned to era:	N/A Never entered the present.

Pterosaurs are sometimes referred to in the popular media as dinosaurs, but this is incorrect. The term "dinosaur" is properly restricted to a certain group of terrestrial reptiles with a unique upright stance (superorder Dinosauria), and therefore excludes the pterosaurs, as well as the various groups of extinct aquatic reptiles, such as ichthyosaurs, plesiosaurs, and mosasaurs.

In Episode Three, Nick Cutter travels through an underwater anomaly and finds himself in a Cretaceous tropical sea, 70 million years ago. As he comes ashore and puts his scuba down on the beach he observed several Pterosaurs, at a distance, flying and feeding over the costal waters.^[10]

Sarcopterygian

Primeval creature
The Sarcopterygian that first indicated the existence of the Anomalies.
Sarcopterygian
First appeared:	Episode 1
Last appeared:	Episode 1
Number of humans killed:	0
Returned to era:	No. Caught by fishermen.

Sarcopterygians are a group of prehistoric fish which are traditionally classed as lobe-finned fishes, which in the real world include the modern day lungfish and the coelacanth, Latimeria. These are bony fish with paired rounded fins. The fin-limbs of sarcopterygiians are so like the expected ancestral form of tetrapod limbs that they have been universally considered the direct ancestors of land vertebrates.

Sarcopterygians have modified cosmoid scales, which are thinner than true cosmoid scales, which can only be found on extinct fish. Coelacanths also have a special electroreceptive device called a rostral organ in the front of the skull, which probably helps in prey detection.

One recently-caught, preserved member of this group appears in the first episode. It was caught in the Indian Ocean and sent to Professor Nick Cutter to be identified. He discovers that this species of Sarcopterygian should have been extinct for 70 million years. This suggests however that there has been at least one other anomaly open for it to escape into modern times.^[5]

Scutosaurus

Primeval creature
Scutosaurus in the Forest of Dean.
Scutosaurus
First appeared:	Episode 1
Last appeared:	Episode 6
Number of humans killed:	0
Returned to era:	Yes

Scutosaurus was a genus of armour-covered Permian period pareiasaur, loosely related to the turtles. Its genus name refers to large plates of bony scutes (osteoderms) set in the skin, as a defense against predators. But the most unusual thing about them were the heavy skulls ornamented with strange knobs and ridges. It was of a very heavy build, almost rhinoceros-like. Unlike most reptiles, held its legs underneath its body with stubby toes to support its great weight.

These fearsome-looking animals were in fact inoffensive herbivores, which was well adapted to the dry conditions which covered much of Pangaea at that time. A social animal, they migrated in large groups.^[2] The leaf-shaped multi-cusped teeth resemble those of iguanas, caseids, and other reptilian herbivores. This dentition, together with the deep capacious body which would have housed an extensive digestive tract.

One appears in the first episode, the team come across it in the Forest of Dean. It is a herbivore and therefore is not responsible for the death of the cow that they discovered earlier the same day in a tree. When in the past, they see several more Scutosaurus roaming a desert.^[5]

Although initially described correctly as a pareiasaur, this species is from then on called a dinosaur throughout the episode in which it appears. Although based on the heavily armour species called Scutosaurus kapinski that lived about 260 million years ago in Russia, the size of the Scutosaurus in the series is exaggerated for dramatic purposes.^[3]. It is described as at least "five or six tons" in weight, about as big as an elephant. In fact the actual Scutosaurus was much smaller, no more than 3 meters in length.

Smilodon

Primeval creature
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Smilodon
First appeared:	Mentioned in Episode 4
Last appeared:	Will appear in second series
Number of humans killed:	Unknown
Returned to era:	Unknown

Smilodon is a vicious carnivourous sabre-toothed cat that lived in the Pleistocene in both North and South America. They are commonly and incorrectly called "saber toothed tigers" where, in truth, all modern day cats evolved from a completely different line.

A fully-grown Smilodon weighed approximately 200 kilograms (450 pounds) and had a short tail, powerful legs, and a large head. The cats have two huge canine teeth, about 17 cm (7 inches) long, that is used to kill prey by suffocation. The jaws could open to about 120 degrees in order to use these fangs to deadly effect. They eventually died out due to climate change.

Smilodon was mentioned in episode 4 by Helen as "sabre-toothed killers". However, she lied when she claimed they would come through at that point, and escaped through the Spagetti Junction. The cats will make a proper appearance in the second series, rampaging through Thorpe Park.^[13]

Velociraptor

Primeval creature
Douglas Henshall with fans and a model Velociraptor prop
Velociraptor
First appeared:	Unknown (sometime during series 2)
Last appeared:	Unknown
Number of humans killed:	Unknown
Returned to era:	Unknown

Velociraptor is a bipedal carnivore with a long, stiffened tail and had an enlarged, sickle-shaped claw on each hindfoot, which is thought to have been used to kill its prey. Velociraptor can be distinguished from other dromaeosaurids by its long and low skull, with an upturned snout. Velociraptor was small for a dromaeosaurid, with adults measuring 6 ft long and 2 ft high at the hip.

While the details are yet to be known, it has been stated that the Velociraptors wreak havoc in a John Lewis shopping centre, specifically a China shop. ^[14]

The Primeval version of Velociraptor is shown as being covered in scales when in real life, Velociraptor, like other maniraptoran theropods, was covered in feathers.^[15]

Woolly Mammoth

Primeval creature
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Wooly Mammoth
First appeared:	Unknown (sometime during series 2)
Last appeared:	Unknown
Number of humans killed:	Unknown
Returned to era:	Unknown

The Woolly Mammoth, is known its famously thick layer of shaggy hair, up to 50 cm (20 in) long, for which the species was named. They also had far smaller ears than modern elephants. Woolly Mammoths had extremely long tusks - up to 16 feet (5 m) long - which were markedly curved, to a much greater extent than those of elephants. It is not clear whether the tusks were a specific adaptation to their environment, but it has been suggested that Mammoths may have used their tusks as shovels to clear snow from the ground and reach the vegetation buried below.

While most woolly Mammoths died out at the end of the Pleistocene (12,000 years ago), a small population survived on St. Paul Island, Alaska, up until 6000 BC [3], while another remained on Wrangel Island, located in the Arctic Ocean, up until 1700 BC.

While the details are yet to be known, a Wooly Mammoth is stated to appear in series two holding up traffic on the M25 motorway.^[16]

Unknown Animals

These animals appear only in the advertising campaign. First on giant billboards since February 1st 2007 and again in the The London Paper in February 16th 2007. They also appear as free computer wallpapers on the official site. However, as these creatures did not appear in the actual series, whether or not these are Canon is still highly disputed.^[17]

Bird of Prey

In one the team are shown to be under attack from a giant Hawk of some kind. The shape of the feet show that it to be more Avian in nature and not the Pteranodon from Episode Five as Pteranodon was incapable of grasping with its feet and Pteranodon has five toes and this creature only has four. Most likely a Haast's eagle.

Millipede

In the second, Nick Cutter and Abby Maitland are surrounded by a Giant Arthropod. The markings on the cuticle and its large size show this is not the Arthropleura from Episode Two. Also the creature appears to be trying to Constrict them like an Anaconda. This creature is referred to as Millipede.

Exclusive video creatures

In an exclusive Primeval video, Adrian Hodges is seen with models of a Dunkleosteus, Metriorhynchus and a model of a dinosaur resembling Shuvuuia in the background. These may appear in series two or these could simply be old models used from the "Walking with ..." series spin-offs Sea Monsters and Chased by Dinosaurs. Although Shuvuuia never appeared in The Giant Claw it may be Mononykus.^[18]

References

External links

• Official Primeval site: creatures section

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