Depiction of a Trilobite Attacking a Cambrian Worm (IMAGE)

University of Missouri-Columbia

Depiction of a Trilobite Attacking a Cambrian Worm

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A trilobite detects a lumpy worm burrow by sight and perhaps smell, then burrows down and grasps its prey with its many legs.

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Stacy Turpin Cheavens of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Missouri

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