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©Geoscience Australia Education inquiries: (02) 6249 9673 or [email protected] Sales information: (02) 6249 9519 www.ga.gov.au Produced in association with USGS. Open File Report 94-667 by Tau Rho Alpha Artwork by Anita Riley Trilobite 05-034-2 then glue on the reverse side Fold Legs Glue to gills Head Cut Cut Cut Cut Cut Cut Glue Glue Glue Glue Glue Glue Cut out slots 1. Cut out the body, gills and legs. 2. Fold along the dotted lines. 3. Glue gills to underside of body. 4. Glue legs to underside of gills. 5. Glue antennae to underside of head. 30-9/388 antennae body gills legs Trilobites are extinct, hard-shelled marine animals that lived in the seas millions of years ago. They evolved at the beginning of the Palaeozoic Era (over 500 million years ago) and went extinct during the late Permian period (248 million years ago). The trilobite gets its name because its body is divided into three main segments. Trilobites are arthropods which means 'joint footed'. Gills Glue to underside of body Head
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