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Naraoiidae

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NARAOIIDAE - HOW TO PRONOUNCE IT!?

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Развитие жизни на Земле (The Evolution of Life) - Нараойя (Naraoia)

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How to Pronounce Naraoiids

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How to Pronounce Naraoiid

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LADONNALADY - HOW TO PRONOUNCE IT!?

Naraoiidae is a family, of extinct, soft-shelled trilobite-like arthropods, that belongs to the order Nectaspida. Species included in the Naraoiidae are known from the second half of the Lower Cambrian to the end of the Upper Silurian. The total number of collection sites is limited and distributed over a vast period of time: Maotianshan Shale and Balang Formation (China), Burgess Shale and Bertie Formation (Canada), the Šárka Formation, Emu Bay Shale (Australia), Idaho and Utah (USA). This is probably due to the rare occurrence of the right circumstances for soft tissue preservation, needed for these non-calcified exoskeletons.
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