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Anomalocarid From China
Amplectobelua symbrachiata, an anomalocarid from the Chengiang fauna in China. The fish-like creature, Myllokunmingia, are among the first vertebrates known.
To learn more about giant Cambrian predators, visit the Anomalocaris Homepage. (Date of Image: 2002) [One of three related images. See Next Image.]
Credit: All rights reserved, Ken Doud (www.videoscapes.net); principle sources for modeling restorations: Briggs, Derek E.G., et al; Fossils of the Burgess Shale; 1994. Smithsonian Institution Press (www.trilobites.info/anohome.html)
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