This template can be used to create an infobox for any fictional creature from the series' :Primeval and Primeval: New World. It is only intended for use in List of creatures in Primeval where it is used 80 times. The blank form immediately below shows all of the fields, and complete instructions are listed further down the page.
Usage
edit| name | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Species | species |
| Home era | period |
| Appears in | appeared |
| First appearance (Primeval) | first_primeval |
| Last appearance (Primeval) | last_primeval |
| First appearance (Primeval: New World) | first_new_world |
| Last appearance (Primeval: New World) | last_new_world |
| Number | number |
| Humans killed | humans_killed |
| Returned to era? | returned |
{{Infobox Primeval creature
| name =
| image =
| species =
| period =
| appeared =
| first_primeval =
| last_primeval =
| first_new_world =
| last_new_world =
| number =
| humans_killed =
| returned =
}}
Parameters
editAll parameters are optional.
 | Note that information which is not significant to the creature should not be included. |
| Parameter | Notes |
|---|---|
| name | Creature name to display in top header. May be wikilinked. Italicise if this is the taxonomic name rather than the common name. |
| image | Image of the creature. Do not include "File:" and do not wikilink. image width defaults to 180px and can not be changed. |
| species | The creature's species name. May be wikilinked. This will be automatically italicised. |
| period | Era, epoch or period to which the creature belongs |
| appeared | If the creature appeared in a book, name the book in this field. If the creature appeared in episodes do not use this field. Instead, list the first appearance in "|first_primeval=" or "|first_new_world=" and the last appearance in "|last_primeval=" or "|last_new_world=".If listing episodes they may be linked to the episode in the episode list using "[[List of Primeval episodes#epn|epname]]", where "n" equals the episode number and "epname" is the episode name. |
| first_primeval | First appearance of the creature in Primeval. May be wikilinked as shown in the instructions for "|appeared=" above.
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| last_primeval | Last appearance of the creature in Primeval. May be wikilinked as shown in the instructions for "|appeared=" above.
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| first_new_world | First appearance of the creature in Primeval: New World. May be wikilinked as shown in the instructions for "|appeared=" above.
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| last_new_world | Last appearance of the creature in Primeval: New World. May be wikilinked as shown in the instructions for "|appeared=" above.
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| number | Number of creatures that appeared. If many, or the exact number is unknown, a brief comment may be more appropriate than a number. |
| humans_killed | If any people were killed by the creature, the number is included in this field. If no humans were killed, leave blank. |
| returned | Yes/No. A brief comment may be included if necessary. Leave blank if the creature never left its era. |
Example
edit| Columbian Mammoth | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Species | M. columbi |
| Home era | Late Pleistocene |
| First appearance (Primeval) | Episode 2.6 |
| Last appearance (Primeval) | Episode 4.4 |
| Number | 1 |
| Humans killed | At least one |
| Returned to era? | No, kept by the ARC |
{{Infobox Primeval creature
| name = [[Columbian Mammoth]]
| image = Mammuthus columbi Sergiodlarosa.jpg
| species = M. columbi
| period = Late [[Pleistocene]]
| appeared =
| first_primeval = [[List of Primeval episodes#ep12|Episode 2.6]]
| last_primeval = [[List of Primeval episodes#ep27|Episode 4.4]]
| number = 1
| humans_killed = At least one
| returned = No, kept by the ARC
}}