Trilobite

Trilobite Facts

Name Means	"Three lobes"
Type	Pre-dinosaur sea creatures
Lived When	Cambrian-Permian (540-248 million years ago)
Segements	2-44
Length	1/32 to 15 inches
Weapons	Spines on its legs
Diet	Plankton, worms, other trilobites
Habitat	Every sea and ocean
Interesting Trilobite Facts	Trilobites were a little like crabs, scuttling around on their jointed, spined legs. Trilobites could be very small, less than an inch, or bigger than a ruler. Trilobites shed their shell so their body could grow, like a lot of today's sea creatures. Trilobites eyes were solid crystal!

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Trilobites had 3 sections: a head, body and tail.

Trilobites were an early, simple form of life
that was so successful they were around for 300 million years!

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