"Unveiling the Dietary Preferences of the Cambrian Apex Predator"

Biomechanical studies on Anomalocaris canadensis, an extinct apex predator from the Cambrian period, suggest that it was likely a fast and agile swimmer that targeted soft prey in the open water rather than hard-shelled creatures on the ocean floor. The research challenges previous assumptions about the predator's ability to process hard food and sheds light on the complexity of Cambrian food webs.