Kentucky Amateur Uncovers 7-Foot Fossil, Dubbed 'Godzillus'
An amateur fossil hunter near Covington, Kentucky, unearthed a nearly seven-foot-long fossil dating to about 450 million years ago, nicknamed 'Godzillus.' The discovery in the Kope Formation near Cincinnati is unlike any known local specimen, puzzling scientists who have found trilobites on its underside. Researchers from the University of Cincinnati and Indiana University–Purdue University Fort Wayne are studying its biology, surroundings, and burial to determine what it was and how it formed.