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PALEOZOIC COMMUNITIES
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- 1Name the periods in the Paleozoic Era (in chronological order)Cambrian, Ordovician, Silurian, and Devonian
- 2Name the nekton in the Cambrian faunaGraptolites
- 3Name the benthos in the Cambrian faunaBrachiopods, and crinoids
- 4Name the nekton in the Ordovician faunaGraptolites
- 5Name the benthos in the Ordovician faunaBrachiopods, bivalves, echinoids, arthropods
- 6Name the nekton in the SilurianGraptolites, armoured fish, Dunkleostus (cartilaginous, head-piece sharks), orthacone nautiloids
- 7Name the benthos in the Siliurian faunaBivalves, [seaweeds], TABULATA and RUGOSA corals, echinoids, and DALMANITE trilobites
- 8Name the nekton in the Devonian faunaOrthacone and coiled nautiloids, Conodonts
- 9Name the benthos in the Devonian faunaStromatoporoids, TABULATA and RUGOSA corals, brachiopods
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- Basic benthos and nekton identification for various periods
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- Cathleen Cox
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