Pristichampsus
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| Scientific name | Pristichampsus rollinatii |
| Home era | Eocene |
| Creature type | Crocodile |
| Deaths caused | 2 |
| Appearances | Episode 1.1 (picture) Episode 3.1 |
- "Early relative of the crocodile, heavily armoured, four legged with the ability to run on two, hunted land mammals, found all over the world."
- ―Description in Abby's Sketchbook[src]
A Pristichampus appears in Primeval.
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Facts
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Pristichampsus was an ancient type of crocodile which lived from about 56 to 35 million years ago, notable because not only did it have long legs but some also believe it had small hooves instead of claws. In Primeval the Pristichampsus is slightly larger and with longer back limbs than the fossil version. It has strong jaws and the ability to walk on all fours or on its strong hind legs.
In PrimevalEdit
Connor included this creature in his database. (Episode 1.1) An anomaly opens up at the British Museum in the middle of an ancient Egyptian artifact called the Sun Cage. Through this comes a huge crocodilian creature that kills a museum worker, Marion. Sarah Page has an encounter with this creature and relates it to representations of the Ancient Egyptian demon, Ammut. Connor establishes that it is in fact a form of ancient crocodile called a Pristichampsus – heavily armored and with long running legs making it very fast. The team track the creature across London on its way to the Thames River, eating an unsuspecting traffic warden along the way. The creature was injured and returned to its home era through the anomaly. Nick Cutter realised that the Pristichampus had gone through the anomaly in Egyptian times and therefore they based Ammut on them. (Episode 3.1)
On the Microscope in your home lab in the ARC, you analyse a sample of Pristichampsus. In Abby's Sketchbook, you take a look at a sketch and notes made about the Pristichampsus, so that you can brush up on your knowledge of them. (Primeval Evolved Intro)
TriviaEdit
- On the chest of the Pristichampsus you can see 2 eye-shaped spots at look like hieroglyphs - probably an easter egg by the producers hinting to the relationship to Ancient Egypt.
- This is the 1st creature Sarah and Becker encounter.
- This is the 1st crocodillian the team encounters.
- Pristichampsus is the 3rd creature to kill a woman and the second prehistoric creature to do so.
- It is also the first reptile to kill a woman.
- Pristichampus appears in Lester's flashback of events.
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