- A
scolecodont is the jaw of a
polychaete annelid, a
common type of fossil-producing
segmented worm
useful in
invertebrate paleontology.
Scolecodonts are...
- diatoms, radiolarians, silicoflagellates, ebridians, phytoliths, some
scolecodonts (worm jaws), and
sponge ****ules.
Calcareous microfossils: Calcareous...
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including pollen, spores, orbicules, dinocysts, acritarchs,
chitinozoans and
scolecodonts,
together with
particulate organic matter (POM) and
kerogen found in...
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conodonts (tiny oral
structures of an
extinct chordate group), some
scolecodonts ("worm" jaws),
shark spines and teeth, and
other fish
remains (collectively...
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estimated length 1–2 m (3 ft 3 in – 6 ft 7 in). It also had the
biggest scolecodonts of any
prehistoric polychaete, up to 13.2 mm (0.52 in) in
length and...
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record of
polychaetes is
dominated by
their fossilized jaws,
known as
scolecodonts, and the
mineralized tubes that some of them secrete. Most important...
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including pollen, spores, orbicules, dinocysts, acritarchs,
chitinozoans and
scolecodonts,
together with
particulate organic matter (POM) and
kerogen found in...
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distinguish belemnite species as each
species has
unique hook shapes. However,
scolecodont segmented worm
fossils have been
mistaken for
belemnite hooks and vice...
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length around 1–2 m (3 ft 3 in – 6 ft 7 in). It also had the
biggest scolecodonts of any
prehistoric polychaete, up to 13.2 mm (0.52 in) in
length and...
- land-dwelling tetrapods. The
chitinous jaws of
annelids (such as the
marine scolecodonts) are
sometimes preserved as fossils;
while many
arthropods and inarticulate...
