“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 ...

From scans of these prehistoric molds, the scientists reconstructed 3D digital models, displaying trilobite anatomy in unprecedented detail. The hot volcanic flow that buried the trilobites ...

A high-resolution 3-D scan of a fossilized trilobite reveals what the ancient marine arthropod ate before it died: shell fragments, bits of sea urchin–like creatures and other bottom-dwellers ...

Researchers have used 3D model reconstructions of a bizarre trilobite — an ancient shelled sea creature — to understand why it grew a trident as long as its whole body on its head.

This froze the trilobites in time like the doomed inhabitants of Pompeii, who were buried in ash as they fled Vesuvius’s outburst. Some of the trilobites are curled up in a ball while others ...

Morgan is a stratigraphic paleontologist, meaning he collects full sections of rock to identify the different species in the rock layers. By examining and identifying the different trilobites in ...

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 ...

Geologists have discovered 10 new species of trilobite in a relatively unstudied area of Thailand. These extinct sea creatures were hidden for 490 million years and are helping scientists create a ...

The 3-D scans revealed a bevy of shell fragments lodged in each of the trilobite’s two stomachs. The shells belonged to an assortment of tiny seafloor creatures, including small clams; bivalve ...

A team of Spanish researchers has made an extraordinary discovery at the Roman site of A Cibdá de Armea, near Ourense (Galicia, Spain): a trilobite fossil, a marine animal extinct for millions of ...