Mosura Fentoni:
Scientists have recently described Mosura fentoni, an ancient three-eyed predator that lived approximately 506 million years ago.
- Mosura fentoni is an extinct species of radiodont, a group of early arthropods, and was a marine predator during the Cambrian period.
- The species is named after “Mothra,” the fictional moth kaiju, due to its resemblance to a hovering moth and its unique body structure.
- The fossils were primarily found in the Burgess Shale of the Canadian Rockies, a site renowned for the exceptional preservation of soft-bodied organisms.
- The discovery highlights the unexpected diversity and evolutionary experimentation among early arthropods, offering rare insights into their internal anatomy and evolutionary convergence with modern arthropods.
