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Prehistoric Pompeii discovered: Most pristine trilobite fossils ever found shake up scientific understanding of the long ... - EurekAlert


Researchers have described some of the best-preserved three-dimensional trilobite fossils ever discovered. The fossils, which are more than 500 million years old, were collected in the High Atlas of Morocco and are being referred to by scientists as “Pompeii” trilobites due to their remarkable preservation in ash.

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