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Cambrian paleogeography
geologic time
Cambrian paleogeography
trilobite
trilobite
Anomalocaris canadensis
breccia
Cambrian Period in geologic time
trilobite fossil
Geochronology. Table 5: Subdivisions of the Cambrian System.
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Sedgwick, Adam
Adam Sedgwick
British geologist