- Navy Pikaia Print is inspired by the pikaia gracilens, an extinct, primitive chordate animal.
- Pikaia dates back to 500 million years ago, before Cambrian times – perhaps deep into the Precambrian found in southern China.
- Scientific studies have shown that it is our oldest ancestor.
- The first sign of head development, cephalization, is seen in chordates such as Pikaia.
- The Navy Pikaia is dedicated to ‘Foremost’ personalities.
