==== Chitinozoa ====

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  * unknown biological affinity, “pseudochitinous” wall suggests animal affinities (egg cases?)
  * unknown marine habitat - floating or attached?
  * geologic range: Paleozoic (Ordovician to Devonian, rare in Carboniferous)
  * biostratigraphically significant in the Paleozoic but with relatively few practicing specialists