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'Sea moth', who lived 506 mn yrs ago, used its butt to breathe
short by Ankit Tiwari / on Sunday, 18 May, 2025
Newly discovered Mosura fentoni, nicknamed Mosura the "sea-moth", likely used its butt to breathe. This 506-million-year-old predator, whose fossilised remains were found in Canada's Burgess Shale, was likely part of an extinct group of small early arthropods called radiodonts. The predator had three eyes, spiny jointed claws and a circular mouth lined with teeth.
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