STL Science Center

STL Science Center

15 January 2018

Anomalocaris on Tape

The way of the on-tape documentary has gone, so saying that Anomalocaris is more well known from its appearance on a taped documentary is not entirely correct, though it is certainly where most know the name and general shape of the Cambrian animal Anomalocaris. Despite existing entirely as a 3D digital model in underwater scenes of the first episode of the Walking with Series in which it appears, Anomalocaris has made a lasting impression in the minds of paleontologists, people afraid of creepy sea creatures, and most likely some impressionable youngsters that just like documentaries about odd creatures. Anomalocaris has appeared in other documentaries as well, but its general model is the same. Regardless of which documentary we watch, Anomalocaris is depicted as a very active predatory arthropod. Anomalocaris was capable of breaking into the hardened shells protecting the bodies of its prey items, such as the trilobites shown in this documentary clip. A general overview of Anomalocaris is also available, in a separate and previously unknown, to me, documentary that lasts approximately 11 minutes. This is the direct link shared below:

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