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Old Rare Roman Era Trilobite That May Have Been Worn as Protective Amulet. During an excavation project at a 2,000-year-old ...
Excavations at a 2,000-year-old settlement in Spain have yielded the first ever trilobite fossil from Roman times. Found in a trash heap associated with a high-status household, the specimen appears ...
Thanks to their easily fossilized exoskeleton, trilobites largely dominate the fossil record of early complex animal life. However, trilobite appendages and the anatomy of the underside of their ...
This tattoo shows my support of the geological record and evolution, as well as my love for trilobites and other ancient marine creatures. It is based on the species paradoxides davidis.
Normally, only the armored, segmented shells of trilobites are preserved in the fossil record from which experts have identified more than 20,000 individual species.
A volcanic eruption in what’s now Morocco preserved ancient trilobite specimens in nearly pristine condition about half a billion years ago, according to a new study.
Well-preserved fossils from Morocco help paleontologists understand the weird way trilobites ate and perhaps why these iconic animals went extinct.
A fossilized trilobite stomach can show us clues to Cambrian cuisine The 465-million-year-old gut contents reveal similarities between the ancient arthropod and modern crabs.
For the first time, a trilobite fossil has been found with preserved gut contents, and an analysis of the specimen suggests the iconic ancient animal had a voracious and unfussy appetite. “Most ...
A one-of-a-kind trilobite fossil hints at what and how these creatures ate 3-D scan reveals the consumed remains of shells, sea urchin–like creatures and other bottom-dwellers ...
The fossils were discovered in the Tatelt Formation in Morocco. This formation hosts the youngest known record of xandarellids, extending their stratigraphic range by approximately 10 million years.
Stock image of trilobite fossils imprinted in the sediment. The scalidophoran fossils are special because they have been preserved in three dimensions. Merlinus74/Getty ...