Scolecodont
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Scolecodont is a noun meaning The fossilized jaw of a polychaete annelid.
Meaning
The fossilized jaw of a polychaete annelid.
Example Sentences
Scolecodonts from the Potter Farm Formation of the Devonian of Michigan
Scolecodonts are the partly organic, fossil remains of the jaw apparatus, a tooth-like structure, of eunicid polychaete annelid worms.
Striking similarities between scolecodonts and jaws of modern worms has resulted in general agreement that scolecodonts are properly placed in order Errantida of class Polychaetia.
Word Forms
- scolecodonts
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include scolecid, palaeoscolecid, polyodontode, paragnathus, palaeoheterodont, pachyodont.
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