Arthropoda are bilaterally symmetrical, joint-legged invertebrates with chitinous exoskeletons—including crustaceans, chelicerates, hexapods, and myriapods—highlighted in the fossil record by trilobites such as Redlichia, Ogygiocaris, and Scutellum, which serve as key Paleozoic index fossils.
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