conodont

A noun referring to an extinct eellike fish from the late Cambrian to late Triassic periods, known for its cone-shaped teeth containing cellular bone, or the tiny fossilized tooth of such an organism.

• 🇵🇹Substantivo que designa um animal marinho extinto, semelhante a uma enguia, que viveu do Cambriano Superior ao Triássico Superior, conhecido por seus dentes cônicos de osso celular, ou um pequeno dente fossilizado desse organismo.

1. Fossil tooth C2 formal scientific

   The tiny, cone-shaped fossil tooth of an extinct primitive vertebrate belonging to the order Conodonta.

   • The geologist identified a conodont in the limestone sample.
   • Conodonts are used as index fossils for dating rock layers.
   • The microscopic conodont revealed details about ancient marine life.

   🇵🇹Dente de conodonte

2. Extinct eel-like fish C2 formal scientific

   A small, extinct eel-like fish, about 2 inches long, with a finned tail and a notochord, possessing cone-shaped teeth containing cellular bone. It lived from the late Cambrian to the late Triassic period and is considered a possible predecessor of cyclostomes.

   • The conodont is thought to be an early ancestor of modern lampreys.
   • Fossilized remains of the conodont show a primitive notochord structure.
   • Scientists study conodonts to understand early vertebrate evolution.

   🇵🇹Peixe extinto semelhante a enguia

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• conodonts' possessive plural form
• conodont's possessive singular form