 Similarly, the molid may break the surface of the water with its dorsal fin and beak to attract the attention of a gull or similar seabird.The seabird will then dig worms and other stubborn parasites out of the molid's skin.The known fossil history of this genus extends back to the Eocene with the genus "Eomola" containing the species "E. bimaxillaria" Tyler and Bannikov, 1992 known from the Upper Eocene of the North Caucasus.