Cambrian Explosion Hoodies

Cambrian fauna

Cambrian explosion

Cambrian life forms on the STBYM logo

Trilobites = <3 This cutie is a part of my “Prehistoric Piggies” project and is celebrating the Cambrian by wearing an adorable Trilobite costume! Copyright 2018 Kristen O’Keefe. All rights reserved. All images property of Kristen O’Keefe and are protected by copyright law. Resale, downloading, reproducing, printing, and comping of these images is illegal without permission of the artist.

This is Anomalocaris - the extinct abnormal shrimp of the Cambrian Seas

Palaeozoic arthropods. Artwork depicting extinct marine arthropods from the Cambrian period of the Palaeozoic era, (between around 500 and 300 million years ago). The organisms seen here have been reconstructed from fossils found in the Burgess Shale deposits in British Columbia, Canada. The organisms depicted include Opabinia (top, stalked eyes) and Pikaia (long, thin at lower centre). Several trilobites are also depicted (flat- shaped, centre left and lower right). During the Cambrian period as many as fifty separate major phyla emerged suddenly. These occurence is referred to as the Cambrian explosion.

This illustration depicts three fossils, which were originally identified individually, but were ultimately found to be parts from a single, large animal: Anomalocaris! Anomalocaris was among the first of the great apex predators to swim the Earth's oceans. Though it was not overly large by present standards, back in the Cambrian Period it was a giant! Fossils of this famous animal have been found in rock formations throughout the world, most notably the Burgess Shale.

This illustration depicts three fossils, which were originally identified individually, but were ultimately found to be parts from a single, large animal: Anomalocaris! Anomalocaris was among the first of the great apex predators to swim the Earth's oceans. Though it was not overly large by present standards, back in the Cambrian Period it was a giant! Fossils of this famous animal have been found in rock formations throughout the world, most notably the Burgess Shale.

This is an experimental, duotone illustration of Anomalocaris, among the first of the great apex predators to swim the Earth's oceans. We don't know how well duotone illustrations will perform in this medium, but hopefully it will look great! Please contact us if you have any questions or comments. Though it was not overly large by present standards, back in the Cambrian Period Anomalocaris was a giant! Fossils of this famous animal have been found in rock formations throughout the world, most notably the Burgess Shale.

This illustration depicts Anomalocaris, among the first of the great apex predators to swim the Earth's oceans. Though it was not overly large by present standards, back in the Cambrian Period it was a giant! Fossils of this famous animal have been found in rock formations throughout the world, most notably the Burgess Shale.

Cambrian radiodont from Kangaroo Island South Australia, weird and wonderful beast!

The shallow sea delivers a smorgasbord to your table.

This illustration depicts three fossils, which were originally identified individually, but were ultimately found to be parts from a single, large animal: Anomalocaris! Anomalocaris was among the first of the great apex predators to swim the Earth's oceans. Though it was not overly large by present standards, back in the Cambrian Period it was a giant! Fossils of this famous animal have been found in rock formations throughout the world, most notably the Burgess Shale.