Proteus Trilobite fossil

Proteus Trilobite fossil from Yass Australia
Trilobites were among the early arthropods, a phylum of hard-shelled creatures with multiple body segments and jointed legs.
Australian Silurian. Silurian to Early Devonian 436-390 mya
The absence of a cephalon (head) may indicate that this trilobite shed it’s exoskeleton, that settled and was buried in the tropical sea floor.

Proteus Trilobite fossil

Proteus Trilobite fossil from Yass Australia
Trilobites were among the early arthropods, a phylum of hard-shelled creatures with multiple body segments and jointed legs.
Australian Silurian. Silurian to Early Devonian 436-390 mya
The absence of a cephalon (head) may indicate that this trilobite shed it’s exoskeleton, that settled and was buried in the tropical sea floor.

Proteus Trilobite

Proteus Trilobite fossil from Yass Australia
Trilobites were among the early arthropods, a phylum of hard-shelled creatures with multiple body segments and jointed legs.
Australian Silurian. Silurian to Early Devonian 436-390 mya
The absence of a cephalon (head) may indicate that this trilobite shed it’s exoskeleton, that settled and was buried in the tropical sea floor.

Odontopleura Trilobite

Odontopleura Trilobite from Yass Australia
Trilobites were among the early arthropods, a phylum of hard-shelled creatures with multiple body segments and jointed legs.
Australian Silurian. Silurian to Early Devonian 436-390 mya

Proteus Trilobite

Proteus Trilobite from Yass Australia
Australian Silurian. Silurian to Early Devonian 436-390 mya
The absence of a cephalon (head) may indicate that this trilobite shed it’s exoskeleton, that settled and was buried in the tropical sea floor.

Proteus & Encrinurus Trilobite

Proteus & Encrinurus Trilobite

Australian Silurian. Silurian to Early Devonian 436-390 mya

Proteus Trilobite

Proteus Trilobite from Yass Australia
Australian Silurian. Early to Mid Silurian 436-420 mya
The absence of a cephalon (head) may indicate that this trilobite shed it’s exoskeleton, that settled and was buried in the tropical sea floor.

Encrinurus Trilobite

Encrinurus Trilobite from Yass Australia
Australian Silurian. Early to Mid Silurian 436-420 mya

Proteus Trilobite

Proteus Trilobite from Yass Australia
Australian Silurian. Early to Mid Silurian 436-420 mya

Otarion Trilobite

Otarion Trilobite from Yass Australia
Australian Silurian. Early to Mid Silurian 436-420 mya