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Discover more about the creatures featured in the program and learn more about the characters of "Primeval."
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This fearsome creature earned its name as a result of its ugly face. And that's not the only bad news: According to Dr. Luis Chiappe, it just might also be your long-lost relative.
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Dr. Luis Chiappe explains the science behind the pristichampsus, a croc-like dino that appears on "Primeval."
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"Primeval" features the dragon-like dracorex, but how scientifically accurate is the depiction of this dinosaur? Dr. Luis Chiappe explains.
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The good news is that velociraptors were not the reptilian killing machines depicted in "Jurassic Park." But did "Primeval" get closer to scientific truth? Dinosaur expert Dr. Luis Chiappe explains!
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KCET's "More" heads to the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles to talk to Luis Chiappe, director of the museum's Dinosaur Institute, about TERROR BIRDS! Yes, that's what they're actually called.
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Dr. Luis Chiappe of the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles offers a scientific perspective on the mosasaur, the fearsome sea creature depicted on "Primeval."
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KCET's "More" heads to the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles to talk to Luis Chiappe, director of the museum's Dinosaur Institute.
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Sure, "Primeval" mascot Rex is cute, but is he scientifically accurate? Find out. And get a printable, color-in-able version of Rex for any dinosaur fans you have at home!
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This week's "Primeval" features velociraptors, but TV and movies don't always get these predatory dinosaurs right. What were raptors really like? Find out!
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Lest you think that dinosaurs ruling the earth and the seas is terrifying enough, remember that they could fly, too. But how scientifically accurate is this week's pternodon-centric "Primeval"?
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It's not just prehistoric creatures that appear in "Primeval." This week, it's the dodo, which went extinct fairly recently and which historical sources agree looked really stupid.
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This week, "Primeval" heads into the water and introduces us to king-sized, man-eating, prehistoric versions of the sea snake and penguin.
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Giant spiders and scorpions? Who wouldn't want to find out that those once existed? But were they as monstrous as "Primeval" depicted them?
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The first prehistoric creature featured on "Primeval" is not an especially well-known one among those with a casual knowledge of dinosaurs. Read up on Gorgonopsid, which, yes, once walked the earth.
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No, not everyone on "Primeval" is a dinosaur. Learn about the cast of human characters and the human actors who portray them.
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