Definition of Scolithus. Meaning of Scolithus. Synonyms of Scolithus

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Definition of Scolithus

Scolithus
Scolithus Scol"i*thus (? or ?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. skw`lhx a worm + li`qos a stone.] (Paleon.) A tubular structure found in Potsdam sandstone, and believed to be the fossil burrow of a marine worm.

Meaning of Scolithus from wikipedia

- Skolithos (formerly spelled Scolithus or Skolithus) is a common trace fossil ichnogenus that is, or was originally, an approximately vertical cylindrical...
- Group Member Period Notes Aratane Group Givetian Guelb Makhsar scolithus Sandstone Llandovery...
- olenellid trilobites and archaeocyathids in upper part of formation. Scolithus? tubes.     Stirling Quartzite Well-bedded quartzite in beds 1 to 5 feet...
- scientific community in America and Europe. In an addendum he described Scolithus linearis, a trace fossil of some burrowing organism, the most ancient...