0 a person, thing, or idea that is represented, for example in a book or film, as being in a place where they do not or did not really exist: --
A painting of Julius Caesar talking to an Aboriginal Australian would be an anatopism, because although they existed at the same time, they did not exist in the same place.
The scene shows African ants carrying leaves in their jaws, which is an anatopism as only Latin American leaf-cutter ants exhibit this behaviour.
If you look closely at the scenes of the US Marines' training, you can see British road markings due to the film being shot in England: a clear case of anatopism.