Anomalocaris CollectA 88977

Anomalocaris –CollectA 88977

Distantly related to crustaceans such as lobsters and shrimps, the Anomalocaris, which swam in the Earth’s oceans more than 500 million years ago, is a new addition to CollectA’s range of early marine creatures. It is considered to be at the top of the earliest food chains because of its large body size, formidable grasping claws armed with sharp spikes and a ferocious-looking circular mouth positioned under the head. Regarded as one of the world’s first apex predators, the model depicts Anomalocaris as an active hunter with large, super-sensitive compound eyes.