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Belonging to the extinct arthropod class \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eTrilobita\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, these marine invertebrates dominated Paleozoic seas for hundreds of millions of years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1871\" data-end=\"2182\"\u003eFirst appearing in the Cambrian period, trilobites diversified into thousands of species. They lived in oceans across the globe, from shallow reef systems to deeper seafloor environments. Their durable exoskeletons allowed for exceptional fossilization, making them one of the most abundant fossil groups known.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2184\" data-end=\"2499\"\u003eTrilobites had a segmented body divided into three primary parts: a head shield with compound eyes and antennae, a flexible thorax made of multiple articulated segments, and a tail shield called the pygidium. 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