Project Description

(541 – 485 million years ago) — Mascot: Anomalocaris — During the Cambrian, animal life diversified rapidly. The oldest ancestors of boney animals appeared. With a name meaning “abnormal shrimp,” the sea creature Anomalocaris most likely captured prey with its long arms and bit them with its ringed mouth, which it could not fully close. Anomalocaris was four feet (1 m) long, and roughly as big as a medium sized dog.