Buried beneath layers of volcanic ash for over half a billion years, a set of newly unearthed trilobite fossils from Morocco ...

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A fossil bed in the High Atlas Mountains of Morocco is allowing new insights into the anatomies of arthropods that lived a half-billion years ago. By Jack Tamisiea Jack Tamisiea has previously ...

A team of researchers — including one from Texas State University in San Marcos — have discovered 10 new species of an extinct marine creature, a finding that scientists say could help piece together ...

Thanks to being rapidly entombed in volcanic ash – in a “Pompeii-like” process – Cambrian-age trilobites’ anatomy is more discernable than ever, via exquisitely preserved fossils. The fossils ...

For those who might not know it, arthropods are a fascinating prehistoric creature highlighted by a new traveling exhibition, “Trilobite Treasures: Arthropods of the Ancient Seas” opening at the ...

Fossil of Tsinania sirindhornae, a trilobite named in honor of the Thai Royal Princess and her dedication to advancing the sciences. Ten newly discovered species of trilobites, hidden for 490 million ...

Ten newly discovered species of trilobites, hidden for 490 million years in a little-studied part of Thailand, could be the missing pieces in an intricate puzzle of ancient world geography. Ten newly ...