Faithful trilobite

2003/12/01 Elhuyar Zientzia Iturria: Elhuyar aldizkaria

• Paleontologia
• Arkeologia

They discover the fossil of a peculiar trilobite that lived 380 million years ago in Morocco. The trilobite has very special characteristics: large eyes with the shape of two high columns. So far it has not been seen in fossil trilobites and has generated great curiosity among paleontologists.

(Photo: Science).

Scientists believe these special eyes would help. In fact, the eyes were much taller than the other species of trilobites and reached a 360º view between the two. This would surely help you see predators remotely. In addition, the eyes had a kind of visor on the top, which protected them from the excess light coming from above.

Erbenochile bees are called the species and believe that it lived in debonic times. In fact, trilobites are long-expired arthropods. They lived in the sea and on the ground moved from one finger to another crawling. Thus, by living in the sea with predatory fish, they were protected on the ground.