Discovered prehistoric beetles with scary jaws

Scientists have discovered fossils of giant beetles that were the terror of the waters in the period 400 million years ago.

Websteroprion armstrongi is hunting.(Artwork: James Ormiston).

According to Sci-News, an international research group at Bristol University, Lund University and the Royal Ontario (Canada) Museum, studied an ancient fossil and discovered the rest of the ancient beetle (scientific name) Study: Websteroprion armstrongi) extinct.

"The type of research fossil dates from the early Middle Ages and is stored at the Royal Ontario Museum," said Professor Mats Eriksson, who led the research project.

Websteroprion armstrongi is the beetle that has the most powerful pair of fossils of the species studied by scientists. Their bodies can be 1 to 3m long. According to Live Science, when hunting, they swamp under the sand, waiting for their prey to pass and attack quickly with big jaws.

According to scientists, unexpected discovery of Websteroprion armstrongi helps set a record for new beetles with the world's largest jaw set.