We know that fossils are remnants of ancient life, but for people in ancient times, these may have simply been pretty rocks ...

Despite how Ross’ paleontology career is treated by his companions in Friends, there’s something special about finding the ...

Old Rare Roman Era Trilobite That May Have Been Worn as Protective Amulet. During an excavation project at a 2,000-year-old settlement in Spain, ...

At the Roman settlement of A Cibdá de Armea in northwestern Spain, archaeologists uncovered evidence suggesting that ancient ...

Archaeologists discovered a trilobite fossil from millions of years ago in a Roman-era dump near what is now Galicia, Spain.

Computer simulations of the Armea trilobite specimen mounted for use as a personal ornament. a‒b, Leather bracelet with the trilobite attached via a central hole, sewn to an additional leather piece ...

More than 22,000 species of trilobite have been named. This is largely because the trilobite exoskeleton was made of a mineral called calcite, which fossilized very easily.

Some 465 million years ago this marine scavenger was caught unawares by a mud current that would bury it alive. It had spent its last hours feasting on a large range of seafood, and now, thanks to ...

A high-resolution 3-D scan of a fossilized trilobite reveals what the ancient marine arthropod ate before it died: shell fragments, bits of sea urchin–like creatures and other bottom-dwellers ...

The trilobite fossils were found on the coast of an island called Ko Tarutao. This island is part of a UNESCO geopark site that has encouraged international teams of scientists to work in this area.

“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 ...