answersLogoWhite

0


Best Answer

The trilobites went extinct during the mass extinction at the end of the Permian period.

User Avatar

Wiki User

8y ago
This answer is:
User Avatar
More answers
User Avatar

Wiki User

14y ago

Scientists estimate that dinosaurs where wiped out by a giant meteor

This answer is:
User Avatar

Add your answer:

Earn +20 pts
Q: Why did trilobites become extinct?
Write your answer...
Submit
Still have questions?
magnify glass
imp
Related questions

When did trilobites become extinct?

Trilobites became extinct about 250 million years ago, in the Mesozoic Era.


Are Trilobites land animals or water animals?

Trilobites are extinct but they were marine animals.


How do you take care of trilobites?

Trilobites have been extinct for a long time; there are none left for us to take care of.


What subphylum of Arthropoda is completely extinct in present era?

The Trilobites.


How many years did trilobites roam the earth?

Trilobites lived for 280 million years before they became extinct, from the Cambrian to the Permian.


How do trilobites reproduce?

Scientists believe that trilobites reproduced sexually. These prehistoric and extinct creatures were a type of arthropod that probably laid eggs. Trilobites lived about 250 million years ago.


How do you make trilobite?

You don't. Trilobites are extinct and are only found as fossils.


Where do tritobite live?

If you mean trilobites, they have been extinct for millions of years.


Are there trilobites in Aruba's volcanic rock?

No. There are two reasons for this.You generally do not find fossils in volcanic rock.Aruba formed after trilobites went extinct.


Were trilobites alive in the permian period?

Yes, trilobites were still present in the Permian, but at much lower numbers and diversity. Only the Order Proetida remained. The Permian ended with a mass extinction, and among the many groups which went extinct at the end of the Permian were the last trilobites. See Related Links below.


When did The Trilobites end?

0.2 - 32 inches


Are there any trilabites or relatives alive today?

First it is trilobites and trilobites are all extinct but their modern relative are the horseshoe crab, lobster and some other crabs