Anomaly (Primeval)
Anomalies are fictional phenomena which occur in the science fiction television series Primeval and are a type of time portal. The anomaly is shown as an orb of fractured reflective or refractive triangles in the air, much like shards of broken glass. One character stated that he could see a Permian desert through it. These time anomalies act as a plot generator for the series, as they are what allow the extinct species that make up the basic plots of the show to travel through them for the show's team to investigate, in a manner similar to the Rift in Torchwood, or the Hellmouth in Buffy the Vampire Slayer. They allow past and future creatures to come to the present. The characters on Primeval do not know what causes the anomalies or why they are there.
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