The discovery suggests that Romans possibly believed fossils carried supernatural powers that could protect them from unknown ...

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.

“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 ...

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.

Morgan says trilobites were aquatic creatures that lived in prehistoric oceans during the Cambrian Period more than 500 million years ago. Their shells are now scattered across the Rocky Mountains.

Scientists have just revealed their findings on what are being described as the most pristine trilobite fossils ever found. The fossils, which show both hard exterior features and soft inner ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Archaeologists discovered a trilobite fossil in Spain, likely from the Roman era. The trilobite fossil is only the 11 th ever found worldwide ...

Trilobites were one of our planet’s most successful groups of animals. First appearing roughly 521 million years ago, they split into an incredible diversity of species ranging from just a few ...

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 ...

A 'trilobite Pompeii': Perfectly preserved fossils of ancient sea critters found buried in volcanic ash by John Paterson, The Conversation Editors' notes ...

Trilobites, a group of extinct marine arthropods, had a hidden third eye — and sometimes even a fourth or fifth, new research suggests. Paleontologists knew that, like other arthropods such as ...

Most trilobite species are no more than 1 inch (2.5 centimeters) long, but some, such as Hungoides bohemicus, grew to be more than 12 inches (30.5 centimeters) long.