Burgess Shale Drawings - Gallery 2
Drawings by Hannah Caine
“Anomalocaris canadensis”
Anomalocaris is the largest animal to be discovered in the Burgess Shale at 60 cm. It was a formidable predator and used spiny grasping limbs to seize prey. On the under part of the head there is a mouth consisting of sharp teeth that could break tough animal exoskeletons. The lateral lobes along the length of its body provided a mechanism to allow the creature to swim. Complete fossils of Anomalocaris are rarely found.
Anomalocaris is the largest animal to be discovered in the Burgess Shale at 60 cm. It was a formidable predator and used spiny grasping limbs to seize prey. On the under part of the head there is a mouth consisting of sharp teeth that could break tough animal exoskeletons. The lateral lobes along the length of its body provided a mechanism to allow the creature to swim. Complete fossils of Anomalocaris are rarely found.
Media: Pencil and carbon dust on paper.
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