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Manuels River is an internationally known site for these fossils. These fossil animals were discovered at this now famous locality in 1874 by T.C. Weston of the Geological Survey of Canada. Trilobites were large insect-like animals, resembling carpenters or crabs. They lived on the seabed here 500 million years ago, and sometimes left trails as they crawled around looking for food (algae and worms?). Trilobite fossils can be found in the shale beds along the lower section of the river; a variety of specimens are on display in the Visitors Center Complete specimens are rare, though some have been found here up to 30 cm long. Most of the remains are fragments of shell discarded as the trilobites grew, just as lobsters do today. |
Guide to the Orders of Trilobites - tour of the eight orders of trilobites, with an introduction to trilobites, galleries, figures, and many other features.
Attic of Trilobites, The - information about their classification, evolution, life cycle, morphology, and more.
World's Biggest Trilobite - images of the 70 cm long trilobite discovered in Northern Manitoba.