Opabinia

Opabinia was a strange, prehistoric creature that lived about 505 million years ago during the Cambrian period. It is known from fossilized remains discovered in Canada. Opabinia had a unique, elongated body with five eyes and a trunk-like appendage at the front, which it likely used to capture food. Its peculiar features and relationship to modern animals are still debated among scientists, highlighting the diversity of life during the Cambrian explosion, a time when many complex organisms first appeared. Opabinia helps us understand the evolution of early life on Earth.