“These trilobite fossils represent the most complete specimens found to date, not only preserving the hard exoskeleton but also the soft parts in 3-D, such as the antennae, walking legs and the ...

The fossils, which show both hard exterior features and soft inner tissues, shed new light on the fascinating creatures. Trilobites were very abundant marine arthropods, protected by calcified ...

Trilobites are one of the most common creatures found in the fossil record, but now some particularly well-preserved specimens have revealed some intriguing new details. It turns out that ...

The trilobite fossils examined in the new study came from central New York’s Walcott-Rust Quarry, where a mudslide 450 million years ago smothered an entire community of the scuttling sea creatures.

Boulder, Colo., USA: 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 ...

Fossil discovery reveals that trilobites had clasper-like limbs used for mating Date: May 10, 2022 Source: Geological Society of America Summary: Thanks to their easily fossilized exoskeleton ...

Illustration: Jiri Svoboda The fossil is of Bohemolichas incola, one of more than 20,000 trilobite species that existed during their 270-million-year reign on Earth.

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.