Conodont
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Conodont is a noun meaning (paleontology) Any of several extinct fish-like chordates having cone-like teeth.
Meaning
(paleontology) Any of several extinct fish-like chordates having cone-like teeth.
More Meanings
- A microfossil tooth of such an animal.
Example Sentences
The beginning and the end of the Permian are both defined by the first appearances of particular conodont species.
The appearance of tiny teeth elements of an eel-like jawless animal called a conodont, specifically Hindeodus parvus, is the technical herald of the age of the dinosaurs according to the ICS.
Remains of conodonts, which may be invertebrates or primitive vertebrates, have also become known from the tuffites and bituminous slates of Monte San Giorgio, which became famous for their fish and marine reptile remains.
Word Forms
- conodonts
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include biostratigraphy, cladodont, euchondrocephalan, synodontid, distichodontid, chondrichthian.
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