Are humans related to trilobites?

Thus humans and trilobites are indeed related, both being descended from the first bilaterians animals, sharing a common ancestor that probably lived some time between 600 to 800 million years ago, give or take. read more

Deuterostomes, which lie pretty close to the base of the family tree of all animals, are ancestral not just to humans but to a wide array of animals ranging from sea urchins and starfish to the vast family of vertebrates. read more

Trilobites are excellent stratigraphic markers of the Cambrian period: researchers who find trilobites with alimentary prosopon, and a micropygium, have found Early Cambrian strata. Most of the Cambrian stratigraphy is based on the use of trilobite marker fossils. read more