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Chancia is an extinct genus of Middle Cambrian trilobites classified in the order Ptychopariida and the family Alokistocaridae. Its type species, Chancia ebdome, is from the Glossopleura walcotti Zone of the Spence Shale in Idaho, and other species are recorded from western North America, including British Columbia, Utah, Vermont, and Newfoundland. The genus is used in taxonomic and biostratigraphic studies of Laurentian Cambrian faunas. [Journal of Paleontology study of Chancia](https://doi.org/10.1017/jpa.2022.13)
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What is Chancia?
Chancia is an extinct Middle Cambrian trilobite genus in the order Ptychopariida and family Alokistocaridae. Its type species is Chancia ebdome.
Where was Chancia ebdome found?
Chancia ebdome is from the Glossopleura walcotti Zone of the Spence Shale in Idaho. Other Chancia species are recorded from western North America.
What is the Glossopleura walcotti Zone?
The Glossopleura walcotti Zone is a Middle Cambrian biostratigraphic interval. Chancia ebdome is associated with this zone in the Spence Shale of Idaho.
When did Chancia live?
Chancia lived during the Middle Cambrian. Its fossils are known from marine rocks in Idaho and other parts of western North America.
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