Definition of conodont. Meaning of conodont. Synonyms of conodont

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Definition of conodont

Conodont
Conodont Co"no*dont, n. [Gr. ? cone + ?, ?, tooth.] (Zo["o]l.) A peculiar toothlike fossil of many forms, found especially in carboniferous rocks. Such fossils are supposed by some to be the teeth of marsipobranch fishes, but they are probably the jaws of annelids.

Meaning of conodont from wikipedia

- Conodonts (Gr**** kōnos, "cone", + odont, "tooth") are an extinct group of agnathan (jawless) vertebrates resembling eels, classified in the class Conodonta...
- Conodonts are an extinct class of animals whose feeding apparatuses called teeth or elements are common microfossils found in strata dating from the Stage...
- subphylum Vertebrata, consisting of both living (cyclostomes) and extinct (conodonts, anaspids, and ostracoderms) species. Among recent animals, cyclostomes...
- The Conodont Alteration Index (CAI) is used to estimate the maximum temperature reached by a sedimentary rock using thermal alteration of conodont fossils...
- paleontologist. In 1969, he described the conodont genus Protognathodus. In 1984, with Charles A. Sandberg, he described the conodont genus Alternognathus. In 2002...
- This is a list of conodonts genera, sorted in alphabetical order. †Acanthodus †Acodus †A****inatella †Alternognathus †Amorphognathus †Ancyrodella †Ancyrognathus...
- is difficult. The Tournaisian is defined by the first appearance of the conodont Siphonodella sulcata within the evolutionary lineage from Siphonodella...
- The conodont feeding apparatus is a series of phosphatic-mineralized elements, resembling a set of “teeth”, which are found lining the oral surface of...
- Haikouichthys. During the late Cambrian, eel-like jawless fish called the conodonts, and small mostly armoured fish known as ostracoderms, first appeared...
- Bedrock Geologic Map of the Seward Peninsula, Alaska, and Accompanying Conodont Data, Pamphlet to accompany Scientific Investigations Map 3131, USGS Gualtieri...