List of creatures by Impossible Pictures
The following is a complete list of prehistoric creatures from the universe of the Walking with... series documentary, science fiction and fantasy television programmes, companion books and also any spin-off merchandise. Most of the shows produced by Impossible Pictures with BBC Worldwide and Discovery Channel in association with ProSieben and France 3 and created by Tim Haines and Jasper James. They used visual effects teams such as Framestore, The Mill and Jellyfish Pictures to bring back extinct creatures to life.
Walking with Dinosaurs
220,000,000 BC, Late Triassic (Arizona )
Coelophysis (Coelophysis bauri)
Postosuchus (Postosuchus kirkpatricki)
Thrinaxodon (Thrinaxodon liorhinus) (Introduced as Cynodont)
Plateosaurus (Plateosaurus engelhardti)
Placerias (Placerias hesternus)
Peteinosaurus (Peteinosaurus zambellii)
152,000,000 BC, Late Jurassic (Colorado )
Diplodocus (Diplodocus longus)
Ornitholestes (Ornitholestes hermanni)
Stegosaurus (Stegosaurus stenops)
Brachiosaurus (Brachiosaurus altithorax)
Allosaurus (Allosaurus fragilis)
Anurognathus (Anurognathus ammoni)
Dryosaurus (Dryosaurus altus)
149,000,000 BC, Late Jurassic (Oxfordshire )
Ophthalmosaurus (Ophthalmosaurus icenicus)
Liopleurodon (Liopleurodon Ferox )
Eustreptospondylus (Eustreptospondylus oxoniensis)
Cryptoclidus (Cryptoclidus eurymerus)
Rhamphorhynchus (Rhamphorhynchus muensteri)
Hybodus (Hybodus reticulatus)
Perisphinctes (Perisphinctes plicatilis)
127,000,000 BC, Early Cretaceous (Brazil, North America, Europe and Catambria )
Ornithocheirus/Tropeognathus (Tropeognathus mesembrinus)
Iguanodon (Iguanodon bernissartensis)
Utahraptor (Utahraptor ostrommaysorum)
Dakotadon (Dakotadon lakotaensis)
Tupandactylus (Tupandactylus navigans)
Polacanthus (Polacanthus foxii)
Iberomesornis (Iberomesornis romerali)
106,000,000 BC, Middle Cretaceous (Australia )
Leaellynasaura (Leaellynasaura amicagraphica)
Australovenator (Australovenator wintonensis)
Muttaburrasaurus (Muttaburrasaurus langdoni)
Koolasuchus (Koolasuchus cleelandi)
Steropodon (Steropodon galmani)
65,500,000 BC, Late Cretaceous (Montana )
Tyrannosaurus (Tyrannosaurus rex)
Torosaurus (Torosaurus latus)
Ankylosaurus (Ankylosaurus magniventris)
Edmontosaurus (Edmontosaurus Annectans)
Dromaeosaurus (Dromaeosaurus albertensis)
Thescelosaurus (Thescelosaurus garbanii)
Didelphodon (Didelphodon vorax)
Quetzalcoatlus (Quetzalcoatlus northropi)
Deinosuchus (Deinosuchus rugosus)
Dinilysia (Dinilysia patagonica)
Triceratops (Triceratops horridus)
The Ballad of Big Al
145,000,000 BC, Late Jurassic (Wyoming)
Allosaurus (Allosaurus fragilis)
Stegosaurus (Stegosaurus stenops)
Diplodocus (Diplodocus longus)
Apatosaurus (Apatosaurus excelsus)
Dryosaurus (Dryosaurus altus)
Ornitholestes (Ornitholestes hermanni)
Brachiosaurus (Brachiosaurus altithorax)
Anurognathus (Anurognathus ammoni)
Othnielia (Othnielia rex)
Walking with Beasts
49,000,000 BC, Early Eocene (Germany )
Leptictidium (Leptictidium tobieni)
Gastornis (Gastornis sarasini)
Ambulocetus (Ambulocetus natans)
Propalaeotherium (Propalaeotherium parvulum)
Godinotia (Godinotia neglecta)
Titanomyrma (Titanomyrma giganteum)
Eurotamandua ''(Eurotamadua joresi)
36,000,000 BC, Late Eocene (Pakistan and Egypt )
Basilosaurus (Basilosaurus isis)
Andrewsarchus (Andrewsarchus mongoliensis)
Embolotherium (Embolotherium andrewsi)
Dorudon (Dorudon atrox)
Moeritherium (Moeritherium trigodon)
Apidium (Apidium moustafai)
Physogaleus (Physogaleus secundus)
25,000,000 BC, Late Oligocene (Mongolia )
Paraceratherium (Paraceratherium transouralicum)
Hyaenodon (Hyaenodon gigas)
Chalicotherium (Chalicotherium brevirostris)
Entelodon (Entelodon magnus)
Cynodictis (Cynodictis elegans)
3,200,000 BC, Late Pliocene (Ethiopia )
Australopithecus (Australopithecus afarensis)
Dinofelis (Dinofelis barlowi)
Ancylotherium (Ancylotherium hennigi)
Deinotherium ''(Deinotherium bozasi)
1,000,000 BC, Early Pleistocene (Paraguay )
Smilodon (Smilodon populator)
Macrauchenia (Macrauchenia patagonica)
Megatherium (Megatherium americanum)
Phorusrhacos (Phorusrhacos longissimus)
Doedicurus (Doedicurus clavicaudatus)
30,000 BC, Late Pleistocene (Belgium )
Woolly Mammoth (Mammuthus primigenius)
Irish Elk (Megaloceros giganteus)
Neanderthal (Homo neanderthalensis)
Woolly Rhinoceros (Coelodonta antiquitatis)
Human (Homo sapiens sapiens)
European Lion (Panthera leo spealea)
Gray Wolf ''(Canis lupus)
The Lost World
145,000,000 BC, Late Jurassic (Colorado)
Epanterias (Epanterias amplexus)
Diplodocus (Diplodocus longus)
Brachiosaurus (Brachiosaurus altithorax)
Allosaurus (Allosaurus fragilis)
125,000,000 BC, Early Cretaceous (Wessex)
Iguanodon (Iguanodon bernissartensis)
Hypsilophodon (Hypsilophodon foxii)
75,000,000 BC, Late Cretaceous (Kansas)
Pteranodon (Pteranodon longiceps)
25,000,000 BC, Late Oligocene (Mongolia)
Entelodon (Entelodon magnus)
2,000,000 BC, Early Pleistocene (Java)
Java Man (Homo erectus erectus)
10,000 BC, Late Pleistocene (Brazil)
Human (Homo sapiens sapiens)
Chased by Dinosaurs
Episode
Time
Location
Species
rowspan"1"|Land of Giants
100 million years ago
Middle Cretaceous
Argentina
Argentinosaurus huinculensis
Sarcosuchus imperator
Pteranodon sp.
Giganotosaurus carolinii
Tropeognathus (Ornithocheirus ) mesembrinus
Macrogryphosaurus gondwanicus
rowspan"1"|The Giant Claw
75 million years ago
Late Cretaceous
Mongolia
Saurolophus angustirostris
Protoceratops andrewsi
Velociraptor mongoliensis
Mononykus olecranus
Tarbosaurus bataar
Therizinosaurus cheloniformis
Azhdarcho lancicollis
Sea Monsters
Title
Time
Hazards
Species
rowspan"1"|The Seventh Most Dangerous Sea of All Time
450 million years ago
Late Ordovician
Giant Orthocones, Sea Scorpions
Cameroceras trentonense (Orthocones)
Megalograptus alveolatus
Astraspis desiderata
Isotelus rex
rowspan"1"|The Sixth Most Deadly Sea of All Time
230 million years ago
Triassic
Nothosaurs, Cymbospondylus
Peteinosaurus zambellii
Nothosaurus mirabilis
Tanystropheus ongobardicus
Cymbospondylus natans
Liliensternus liliensterni
rowspan"1"|The Fifth Most Dangerous Sea of All Time
360 million years ago
Devonian
Dunkleosteus
Bothriolepis ornata
Stethacanthus altonensis
Dunkleosteus terrelli
rowspan"1"|The Fourth Most Dangerous Sea of All Time
36 million years ago
Eocene
Basilosaurus
Arsinoitherium zitteli
Dorudon atrox
Basilosaurus isis
rowspan"1"|The Third Most Dangerous Sea of All Time
4 million years ago
Pliocene
Megalodon
Odobenocetops leptodon
Carcharodon/Carcharocles megalodon
Cetotherium rathkii
rowspan"1"|The Second Most Dangerous Sea Ever
155 million years ago
Jurassic
Liopleurodon
Leedsichthys problematicus
Metriorhynchus geoffroyii
Hybodus houtienensis
Liopleurodon ferox
rowspan"1"|The Most Dangerous Sea Ever
75 million years ago
Cretaceous
Xiphactinus , Sharks, Giant Mosasaurs
Hesperornis regalis
Squalicorax falcatus (Shark)
Xiphactinus audax
Halisaurus platyspondylus (Mosasaur)
Tyrannosaurus rex
Pteranodon longiceps
Elasmosaurus platyurus
Archelon ischyros
Tylosaurus kansasensis (Giant Mosasaur)
Walking with Cavemen
Episode
Time
Location
Species
rowspan"1"|First Ancestors
3.2 million years ago
Ethiopia
Australopithecus afarensis
Ancylotherium
Deinotherium
Crocodylus Thorbjamarsoni
rowspan"1"|Blood Brothers
2 million years ago
East Africa
Paranthropus boisei
Homo habilis
Dinofelis
Deinotherium
Ancylotherium
Homo rudolfensis
rowspan"1"|Savage Family
1.5 million years ago –
500,000 years ago
Southern Africa – China
Homo ergaster
Homo erectus
Gigantopithecus
Tarantula
rowspan"1"|The Survivors
400,000 years ago –
30,000 years ago
Europe – Africa
Homo heidelbergensis
Homo neanderthalensis
Megaloceros
Mammuthus primigenius
Homo sapiens
Walking with Monsters
Time
Location
Oxygen Content/Global Temp
Hazards
Species
530 million years ago
Late Cambrian
Chengjiang, China
30% Below Today
World's First Super Predator
Redlichiida sp. (Trilobite)
Anomalocaris saron
Haikouichthys ercaicunensis
Unidentified jellyfish
418 million years ago
Late Silurian
South Wales, UK
30% Below Today
Giant Scorpions
Cephalaspis lyelli
Brontoscorpio anglicus
Pterygotus anglicus
Cameroceras trentonense (Identified as orthocone)
Unidentified sponge
Unidentified sea urchin
''Cooksonia pertoni
360 million years ago
Late Devonian
Pennsylvania, USA
20% Below Today
Giant Killer Fish
Hynerpeton
Hyneria
Stethacanthus
Unidentified scorpion
300 million years ago
Late Carboniferous
Kansas, USA
40% Above Today
Giant Insects
Primitive mesothelae
Petrolacosaurus kansensis
Meganeura monyi
Arthropleura armata
Proterogyrinus scheelei
280 million years ago
Early Permian
Bromacker, Germany
20% Colder Than Today
Extreme Seasons
Dimetrodon teutonis
Edaphosaurus pogonias
Seymouria sanjuanensis
Unidentified dragonfly
250 million years ago
Late Permian
Siberia
60% Hotter Than Today
Extreme Heat,
Volcanic Activity
Inostrancevia alexandri (Identified as Gorgonops / gorgonopsid)
Diictodon feliceps
Rhinesuchus africanus (Identified as labyrinthodont)
Scutosaurus karpinskii
248 million years ago
Early Triassic
South Africa
40% Hotter Than Today
Ambush Predators
Lystrosaurus murrayi
Euparkeria capensis
Proterosuchus fergusi
Euchambersia mirabilis (Identified as therocephalian)
Unidentified dragonfly
The Arena Spectacular
Show
Species
rowspan"1"|Walking with Dinosaurs: The Arena Spectacular
Allosaurus fragilis
Ankylosaurus magniventris
Brachiosaurus altithorax
Iguanodon bernissartensis (carcass)
Liliensternus liliensterni
Ornithocheirus/Tropeognathus
Plateosaurus engelhardti
Stegosaurus stenops
Torosaurus latus
Tyrannosaurus rex
Utahraptor ostrommaysorum
Prehistoric Park
Episode
Time
Location
Species Encountered
rowspan"1"|T.rex Returns
65 million years ago
Late Cretaceous
Montana, USA
Nyctosaurus gracilis
Ornithomimus velox
Triceratops horridus
Tyrannosaurus rex
rowspan"1"|A Mammoth Undertaking
150,000 years ago
and 10,000 years ago
Late Pleistocene/Early Holocene
Siberia
Ursus spaeleus
Elasmotherium sibricum
Homo sapiens sapiens
Mammuthus primigenius
Crocuta crocuta spaeleus
Canis lupus
rowspan"1"|Dinobirds
125 million years ago
Early Cretaceous
Manchuria, China
Borealosaurus wimani (Titanosaur)
Eosipterus yangi (Pterosaur)
Incisivosaurus gauthieri
Mei long
Microraptor gui
rowspan"1"|Saving the Sabretooth
1 million years ago
and 10,000 years ago
Early Pleistocene/Early Holocene
South America
Phorusrhacos longissimus
Smilodon populator
Toxodon platensis
rowspan"1"|The Bug House
300 million years ago
Late Carboniferous
Scotland, UK
Arthropleura armata
Crassigyrinus scoticus
Meganeura monyi
Pulmonoscorpius kirktonensis
rowspan"1"|Supercroc
75 million years ago
Upper Cretaceous
Texas, USA
Albertosaurus sarchophagus
Deinosuchus rugosus
Nyctosaurus gracilis
Parasaurolophus walkeri
Troodon formosus
Walking with Dinosaurs: The 3D Movie
Film
Time
Species
rowspan"1"|Walking with Dinosaurs: The 3D Movie
70 million years ago
Late Cretaceous
Alexornis antecedens
Alphadon marshi
Chirostenotes pergracilis
Edmontonia longiceps (Identified as ankylosaur)
Edmontosaurus regalis
Gorgosaurus libratus
Hesperonychus elizabethae
Pachyrhinosaurus perotorum
Parksosaurus warreni
Quetzalcoatlus northropi (Identified as pterosaur)
Troodon inequalis
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