conodont

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Discovery of Perm ian-Triassic mixed conodont assemblage from the Akasaka Limestone, Gifu Prefecture.

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  1. noun A member of an extinct group of small primitive fishlike chordates, preserved primarily in the form of their conelike teeth.
  2. noun A fossil tooth of this chordate. Conodonts are the most widespread Paleozoic microfossils and are important for biostratigraphic indexing.

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  1. Greek kōnos, cone; see kō- in Indo-European roots + -odont.

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  1. from Greek κῶνος, a cone, + ὀδούς (ὀδοντ-) = English tooth.
 

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