Certain fossils, such as Trilobites found after the Cambrian explosion, are found in the same geologic time period all over the world. What is the importance of fossils that are consistently found in the same geologic time period?

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Stephanie Bonilla

20 September, 19:39

Certain fossils, such as Trilobites found after the Cambrian explosion, are found in the same geologic time period all over the world. What is the importance of fossils that are consistently found in the same geologic time period?

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Kristopher Hayden · Answer 1

Fossils consistently found in the same geologic time period allow us to infer that the organisms whose fossils are found were prevalent/widespread to a certain extent during that time period.