Three-Eyed "Sea-Moth" Predator From 506 Million Years Ago Stuns Scientists

walterbyrd writes: - A three-eyed predator, nicknamed the 'sea-moth', lived 506 million years ago, surprising scientists with its unique features.
- Mosura had 16 tightly packed segments with gills at its rear end, showcasing its unique anatomy.
- Fossils of Mosura reveal detailed internal structures like the nervous system and digestive tract.
- The discovery of Mosura provides insights into the evolution of animals related to modern insects and crabs

Time to RT Friendly Paper

[RockDoctor]

I note the link s to "Ground News", which I've heard of (lots of in-video advertising on YT) but never actually looked at before. Well, we'll see. From walterbyrd's posting :

- A three-eyed predator,

Nothing terribly astonishing about that. Multiple eyes are not particularly uncommon. 5 on Opabinia ; very common in spiders (but not, I think, in scorpions - their closest living relatives) ; if you accept the equation of the pineal gland with a "third eye", it's a basic feature of mammals. Of vertebrates more

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[RockDoctor]

And this is why you really ought to RTFPaper before saying a word. See links above for papers.

The 2022 paper was about a three-eyed radiodont ("anomalocaridid") ; but a different three-eyed radiodont to the 2025 paper. {SIGH}

I did say that multiplicity of eyes (>2) isn't exactly unusual.

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[RockDoctor]

Though when the authors of the 2025 paper cite a "growing body of three-eyed radiodonts", they refer to the 2022 paper - authored by themselves. Oh hardy har har!