Innovatiocaris (meaning "innovation crab") is a genus of radiodont of uncertain family from the early Cambrian Chengjiang Lagerstätte of Yunnan Province, China.

The genus contains two named species, I. maotianshanensis, known from a nearly complete young individual measuring up to 15.2 cm (6.0 in) and isolated frontal appendages, and I.?

[1] The holotype specimen of Innovatiocaris maotianshanensis, ELRC 20001 was long considered in scientific literature as "Anomalocaris sp".

The holotype consists of the nearly complete remains of a young individual, preserved on a part and counterpart.

The generic name, "Innovatiocaris", is derived from the Latin words "innovatio", meaning "innovation" (honoring the 'innovative spirits" of Junyuan Chen, a scientist who contributed to research of the Chengjiang Lagerstätte) and "caris", meaning "crab".

The specimen was collected from the Maotianshan Shale Member of the Yu'anshan Formation in Jianshan, Haikou, Yunnan Province, China.

Guanshancaris kunmingensis Laminacaris 'Anomalocarididae' Tamisiocarididae Amplectobeluidae Innovatiocaris maotianshanensis Hurdiidae