Primal (2019-) is an animated series by Gendy Tartakovsky set in an alternate prehistory in which Neanderthals and dinosaurs coexist. Setting aside the anachronisms, this series has received critical acclaim for its emotional depth and unique visual storytelling format. Kim doesn’t care about that—she was too traumatized by the first episode to watch any further.
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In this episode:
Watch Gendy Tartakovsky’s Primal on the Internet Archive: https://archive.org/details/primal-s-2-e-10/Primal+S1E1.mp4
Listen to our episode on Ironmaster (1983): https://screensofthestoneage.com/podcast/episode-58-ironmaster-1983/
Platt et al. (2026) Interbreeding between Neanderthals and modern humans was strongly sex biased: https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aea6774
Weaver and Hublin (2009) Neandertal birth canal shape and the evolution of human childbirth: https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0812554106
Ceratosaurus: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceratosaurus
Giganotosaurus: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giganotosaurus
Dinosaur colouration: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dinosaur_coloration
Darwin’s Acid – Baba Brinkman – Rap Guide to Evolution: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apICqy01jo4
Neanderthal fishing: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2020.106731
Trinkaus and Villotte (2017) External auditory exostoses and hearing loss in the Shanidar 1 Neandertal: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0186684
Megalania: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megalania
Voay: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voay
Mekosuchus: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mekosuchus
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