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Glossopleura is a genus of Middle Cambrian trilobites known especially from North American fossil deposits. It belongs to the order Corynexochida and the family Glossopleuridae, and its fossils are used to identify the Glossopleura Biozone. That biozone provides a named interval for regional Cambrian correlation, so Glossopleura is important not only as a trilobite genus but also as a marker in the study and relative dating of Cambrian sedimentary rocks.
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What is Glossopleura?
Glossopleura is a genus of Middle Cambrian trilobites known especially from North American fossil deposits. It belongs to the order Corynexochida and the family Glossopleuridae.
What is the Glossopleura Biozone?
The Glossopleura Biozone is a named biostratigraphic interval associated with fossils of Glossopleura. Geologists use such intervals to identify and correlate a particular part of the Cambrian rock record.
Why are Glossopleura fossils useful?
Glossopleura fossils help identify the Glossopleura Biozone in North American Cambrian deposits. Their presence can therefore support regional correlation of rocks of similar age.
What period did Glossopleura live in?
Glossopleura lived during the Middle Cambrian. It was a marine trilobite classified within Corynexochida.
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