Paleontology: New Evidence Revises Thinking, Anomalocaris
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4:09
It sometimes takes years and many mistakes to piece together an entire animal. Collins uses Anomalocaris as an example of the long complicated process. Several fossil pieces of Anomalocaris were originally identified as entirely different animals. Finally Collins finds a complete fossil and solves the mystery. We see both a model and animation of the animal.
5th - 8th Grade National Standards
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Explanations have to be revised based on new evidence.
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Paleontologists look back in time using fossils as evidence to reconstruct ancient animals.
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Paleontologists conduct research both in the field and in museums.
The original Shape of Life series was developed and produced by Sea Studios Foundation in collaboration with National Geographic and PBS with funding from the National Science Foundation among others.