scolecodontとは 意味・読み方・使い方

名詞

scolecodont ‎(複数形 scolecodonts)

1. The fossilized jaw of a polychaete annelid.
   • 1938, E. R. Eller, Scolecodonts from the Potter Farm Formation of the Devonian of Michigan, title:

     Scolecodonts from the Potter Farm Formation of the Devonian of Michigan

   • 1968, Craig Bond Hatfield, Stratigraphy and Paleoecology of the Saluda Formation^[1]:

     Striking similarities between scolecodonts and jaws of modern worms has resulted in general agreement that scolecodonts are properly placed in order Errantida of class Polychaetia.

   • 2012, Manfred Schidlowski, Early Organic Evolution: Implications for Mineral and Energy Resources^[2]:

     Scolecodonts are the partly organic, fossil remains of the jaw apparatus, a tooth-like structure, of eunicid polychaete annelid worms.