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Researchers have created a model of a species of prehistoric mollusk — a type of multiplacophoran called Protobalanus spinicoronatus — based on a fossil specimen and CT scan. The spiky creature lurked in ocean waters 390 million years ago.
Fossil Inspiration
(Image credit: Jakob Vinter/University of Texas at Austin)
Scientists based their model of the mollusk on a delicate, fossilized specimen of the creature found in Ohio 10 years ago.
Specimen Under Scan
(Image credit: Jakob Vinter/University of Texas at Austin)
The researchers analyzed the fossil with a CT scan. This image shows the original, broken state of the specimen's spines and plates.
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