They will sort the fossils into orders (closely related groups) by observing characteristics and comparing them to see how trilobites changed over time. This is a good activity to start exploring the ...

The trilobites, from the Cambrian period ... "These findings are anticipated to lead to significant discoveries about the ...

Our research covers trilobite taxonomy, phylogeny, functional morphology, biogeography, and the refinement of the geological timescale. Trilobites provide an unparalleled sample set for understanding ...

We know a great deal about the diversity, lifestyles and evolution of these iconic invertebrate fossils. More than 22,000 species of trilobite have been named. This is largely because the ...

Trilobites went down a slightly different route, evolving compound eyes with multiple lenses. But the basic sequence of events was the same. Trilobites weren’t the only animals to stumble across ...

Trilobites, like this perfectly preserved ... of a notochord (a rodlike primitive backbone), a significant step in the evolution of vertebrates. Cambrian sediments found in Canada, Greenland ...

Richard Fortey, who has died aged 79, enjoyed a long career as head of palaeontology at the Natural History Museum, with a particular interest in trilobites, woodlouse-shaped marine arthropods ...