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Cambrian Period
WELCOME TO THE EXCITING CAMBRIAN PERIOD WHERE SOFT BODIED ORGANISMS RULED THE EARTH!!!!!
ELLIPTOCEPHALA
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The Cambrian Period began about 542 million years ago.
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The Cambrian Period lasted from about 542 milion years (mya) to about 488 mya.
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The Cambrian is the first geological period of the Paleozoic Era.
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The period was established by Adam Sedgwick, who named it after Cambria, the Latin for Wales, where Britain's Cambrain rocks are exposed the best.
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The Cambrian is divided into four epochs.
OSTRACODERM
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