charring auhJun 12
#Trilobites (/ˈtraɪləˌbaɪts, ˈtrɪlə-/;[4][5][6] meaning "three-lobed entities") are extinct marine arthropods that form the class Trilobita. One of the earliest groups of arthropods to appear in the fossil record, trilobites were among the most successful of all early animals, existing in oceans for almost 270 million years, with over 22,000
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charring auhJun 12
#trilobites selenopelitis buchii #ordovician 490 443 million years ago morocco— with Field Museum at Field Museum.
JBinnacleJun 7
Male and female dimorphism in trilobites, Natural Sciences Museum at the University of Zaragoza [Museo de Ciencias Naturales de la Universidad de Zaragoza]. Zaragoza / Saragossa, Spain 🇪🇸, 18th July 2025.

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Alice Dubiel 🔬💉🦠😷🌬☮️May 15

Just posted my artwork appearance in the MoNA auction catalog and the exhibition continues through May 31 when final bidding will take place. This is The Book of Shadows: turquoise kootenia, an image from the Burgess Shale in British Columbia near Field. This specimen, kootenia burgessensis, was the design for the relief plate to make resist images with acrylic medium (matte).
#art #auction #MoNA #fossils #trilobites

https://www.planetart.space/actions-and-fossils/

TKSST • seethis.tv 🌈🪐✨Mar 5

💎👁️ Imagine seeing the world through eyes made of...stone?

Scientists studying #trilobites from hundreds of millions of years ago found that these ancient marine #animals used lenses made of solid calcite #crystal to navigate the #ocean floor.

👉 https://www.forbes.com/sites/scotttravers/2026/03/04/a-biologist-explains-what-the-first-eyes-on-earth-could-see-hint-they-were-made-of-crystal/

#science #evolution #paleontology #biology #history #nature #prehistoric

A Biologist Explains What The First Eyes On Earth Could See. Hint: They Were Made Of Crystal

Half a billion years ago, the first true eye emerged in Earth’s oceans. Fossils now reveal what that ancient crystal vision could actually see.

Forbes
Stefan F. WirthFeb 24

#Trilobites were primeval #arthropods, still unknown whether they belong to the ancestor lineage of #Chelicerata or all #Euarthropada. Besides their body segmentation, they possess #compoundeyes. #Asaphus #kowalewskii lived in the Ordovician and had #stalkedeyes, allowing it an overview of its surroundings even when covered with sediment.
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B.Schoenemann (2021)
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Global MuseumFeb 18
Welcome to Trilobite Tuesday! Pictured is Asaphus kowalewski. This 450-million-year-old species stands apart from other trilobites with its eyes perched atop 2-in- (5-cm-) long stalks. To some, Asaphus kowalewski may look like an animal from a distant galaxy!
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The Inquisitive BiologistFeb 15

80 years ago today, the late #RichardFortey was born. Read all about him in A Curious Boy, a bewitching memoir that tells of his early years and shows the power of curiosity in shaping his life.

https://inquisitivebiologist.com/2021/07/30/book-review-a-curious-boy-the-making-of-a-scientist/

#Books #BookReview #Bookstodon #Fossils #Paleontology #Palaeontology #Trilobites #Scicomm

Book review – A Curious Boy: The Making of a Scientist

A bewitching memoir, A Curious Boy tells of palaeontologist Richard Fortey’s early years and shows the power of curiosity in shaping his life.

The Inquisitive Biologist
Global MuseumFeb 4
Pictured is the Lower Cambrian Bristolia insolens—distinguished by the genal spines that emerge from its head. While specimens with disarticulated head shields are relatively common finds throughout the Western United States, complete examples are rare.
American Museum of Natural History
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earthlingJan 19

Pictured is a 430 million-year-old Silurian Dalmanites caudatus from England. This 2.5-in- (6.4-cm-) long specimen was preserved in rock that, when carefully opened, revealed positive and negative splits! Notice that this trilobite is slightly disarticulated? A small brachiopod shell became wedged between the trilobite's head and body, causing them to separate.

via amnhnyc

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#trilobites