The trilobites' digestive tract was also preserved after it filled with ash. Even small "lamp shells" attached to the ...

Even small “lamp shells” attached to the trilobites’ external structure were attached by fleshy stalks as they were in life, the researchers said. The scientists also discovered that ...

Richard Fortey, who has died aged 79, enjoyed a long career as head of palaeontology at the Natural History Museum, with a particular interest in trilobites, woodlouse-shaped marine arthropods ...