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Trilobites, in all their wild and crazy biodiverse forms, look delightful in this series by Italian painter Samantha Fermo.
Created as part of paleontologist Dr. Gianpaolo Di Silvestro's informative and visually-rich Trilobiti.com, this collaboration is the start of something more: the Trilobiti team have plans for an educational comic book. I can't wait to see how that develops.
Links
Samantha Fermo's Trilobite Gallery - Make sure you visit to see Fermo's Isotellus!
@gpldsltrilobite on Twitter