conodont
conodont
[ˈkəʊnədɒnt]
noun
[ˈkəʊnədɒnt]
noun
- (亦作 conodont animal)a fossil marine animal of the Cambrian to Triassic periods, having a long worm-like body, numerous small teeth, and a pair of eyes. It is now believed to be the earliest vertebrate
牙形动物 - Class Conodonta, phylum Chordata: numerous families
牙形动物纲，脊索动物门： 众多科
■(亦作 conodont element)a tooth of this animal, often found as a fossil
牙形刺，牙形石
- mid 19th cent.: from modern Latin Conodonta (plural), from Greek kōnos 'cone' + odous, odont- 'tooth'
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