Pristine trilobite fossils have been unexpectedly found preserved by volcanic ash in Morocco. Palaeontologists previously thought fossils could not occur in volcanic rock. Palaeontologists want to ...

Exceptionally preserved trilobite fossils from China, dating back to more than 500 million years ago, have revealed new insights into the extinct marine animal's digestive system. Published today in ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A computer simulation of what the trilobite fossil from A Cibdá de Armea may have looked like if it was fashioned into a pendant.

A close look at trilobite fossils suggests that a type called olenid trilobites farmed bacteria, says a London researcher. These extinct arthropods plied the oceans some 505 million to 445 million ...

Fossil trackways are simultaneously wonderful and frustrating things. They are preserved bits of prehistoric behavior, but, unless an animal actually dies and becomes preserved in its tracks, ...