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Explain how paleontologists use trilobite fossils as index fossils for various geologic time periods

Explain how paleontologists use trilobite fossils as index fossils for various geologic time periods
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Explain how paleontologists use trilobite fossils as index fossils for various geologic time periods

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The carbon in their bones allow them to know what time period it comes from. This is called carbon-dating.
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