The 5-part series reveals what we know about prehistoric life in stunning detail.
The first question Dalton asked was how much of the behavior or morphological depictions in the series are based on speculation versus hard evidence. It is an important question. We are talking about creatures that existed more than 65 million years ago, so it’s not like we have any first-hand accounts to go by.
He conceded that some might call that speculation, but stressed that what they depict is based on scientific deduction that relies on all lines of evidence available. The short answer was no. Mike said that they actually focused on being quite conservative—maintaining a center of gravity on the conservative side of speculation, so it gave them greater confidence that they were depicting authentic behavior.
Tim noted that natural history is part of science, and science is all about questioning, answering, and requestioning. “What we know today is different from what we knew 25 years ago, or 25 years before that. What we’ll know in 25 years’ time, or 25 years after that could be completely different. We’re representing a moment in time.”
Dalton asked if they had a vision in mind for a Season 2 if that happens, and if there are specific locations, or species, or even time periods they might explore. Tim chose deinocheirus. “To see our depiction of deinocheirus come to life and see this thing that looks as though it’s out of a space movie, right? It's got this giant duckbill, it's the size of a t-rex, covered in hair,” adding, “We show a brand new interpretation of it doing a little bit of cool behavior for me. It's like a dream come true realization of over a decade's worth of thinking.”Mononykus was Mike’s pick. “Partly because of the execution.