All Your Need to Know About Trilobite Fossils
The group Trilobite existed from early in the Cambrian Period around 520 million years ago until the end of the Permian Period around 250 million years ago. They are the group of extinct fossil arthropods which are recognized by their distinctive three-lobed, three-segmented form. The trilobite body is also divided lengthwise into three regions: A head or cephalon A middle region thorax A tail plate called a pygidium Trilobites other arthropods had an external skeleton, called exoskeleton which is composed of chitinous material. Some trilobites were active predators, whereas others were scavengers and some of them ate plankton. The fossils of trilobites are found in the rugged mountains of western Canada, the rolling plains of Eastern Europe, the scorching deserts of Northern Africa, and the verdant hills of Southern China. Trilobites can be discovered on every continent on earth where Paleozoic outcroppings exist. There are many fossil stores where you can get...