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  1. Extinct, marine, invertebrate arthropod of
  2. the Palaeozoic era, with a flattened, oval,
  3. segmented body, 1-65 cm/0.4-26 in long,
  4. covered with a shell. Some were burrowing,
  5. others floating. Their worldwide
  6. distribution, many species, and the immense
  7. quantities of their remains make them useful
  8. in dating remains of other creatures.
  9.