Limbs.jpg (IMAGE)

Harvard University, Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology

Limbs.jpg

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The limbs of trilobites were wedge-shaped in cross-section, which allowed for enrolment of the body as they fit snuggly together.

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Sarah R. Losso

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