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Dinosaur dynamics: digital dinos blend seamlessly into live-action scenes alongside humans in a unique television series.(Modeling/Animation)

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| January 01, 2007 | Moltenbrey, Karen | COPYRIGHT 2007 PennWell Publishing Corp. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

In books, movies, and more, cavemen often are shown living alongside dinosaurs--a situation that is absolutely contradicted by archaeological and paleontological evidence. In fact, dinosaurs were long extinct by the time Neanderthals walked the earth. Yet, through the judicious use of computer graphics in the ITV television series Prehistoric Park, prehistoric beasts are shown interacting with man--modern man, that is.

Prehistoric Park, a broadcast series that aired in the UK, melds the present and far distant past as it follows the intrepid Nigel Marven while he ventures through time to save creatures from extinction by bringing them back to the safety of a ...

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