Some trilobites sported dual digestive tracts

CT scans reveal ancient arthropods with forked entrails

trilobiteVANCOUVER — Some trilobites scurrying across the seafloor around 500 million years ago probably sported two-lane digestive tracks, new research shows.

Michael Rutana of Ohio State University scrutinized eight trilobite fossils (one shown, left), ranging from 1.8 to 10.1