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2''Prehistoric Peeps'' is an 1890s cartoon series drawn by Edward Tennyson Reed and published in ''Magazine/{{Punch}}'' magazine. It is notable as the earliest known depiction of prehistoric humans living alongside dinosaurs, an anachronistic pairing that would become a perennial fixture of pop culture for decades to come.
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5!!''Prehistoric Peeps'' provides examples of:
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7* ArtisticLicensePaleontology: Even in the 1890s, paleontologists were perfectly aware that dinosaurs and humans never lived together.
8* DomesticatedDinosaurs: Several cartoons feature dinosaurs being used as beasts of burden. Likely the TropeMaker.
9* HollywoodPrehistory: The work portrayscave people and dinosaurs living together.
10* TheMovie: The comic received a cinematic adaptation in 1905. It's now a lost film, but it probably holds the distinction of being the first ever dinosaur movie.

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