Cambrian sea monster
Scientists have unearthed the fossil of an ancient, filter-feeding sea creature that dates to 520 million years ago.
Filter feeder
The creature, dubbed Tamiscolaris borealis, used its comblike appendages to rake the seas for shrimplike food similar to krill.
Greenland trove
The fossil was unearthed in sediments in northern Greenland known as the Sirius Passet formation.
Excavations proceed
Here, researchers on the team dig at the site. Research can only take place in six weeks of summer, when the weather is hospitable.
Apex predators
The filter feeder was part of a group of Cambrian creatures named anomalocarids, which were the apex predators of the day. They usually had grasping claws in front for snagging prey.
Cambrian explosion
The Cambrian explosion gave rise to a host of bizarre and complex creatures, such as this fuxhianhuiid arthropod from China,