In a geological period 469 million years ago known as the Ordovicium Period, Earth’s seas were inhabited by animals like trilobites (reminiscent of pillbugs), conodonts (eel-like vertebrates) and brachiopods (animals with two-part shells reminiscent of seashells).
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Source: Phys.org