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conodont definition

co·no·dont (kō′nə dänt′, kän′ə-)

noun

a very small fossil of the Paleozoic and Mesozoic eras, prob. a tooth from an extinct, eel-like vertebrate

Etymology: Ger konodont < Gr kōnos, a wedge, cone + odous (gen. odontos), tooth

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