Origin of conodontGerman konodont ; from Classical Greek k?nos, a wedge, cone + odous (gen. odontos), tooth
- Any of various small marine chordates of the group Conodonta of the Paleozoic Era and the Triassic Period, preserved primarily in the form of their conelike teeth.
- A fossil tooth of this chordate. Conodonts are the most widespread Paleozoic microfossils and are important for biostratigraphic indexing.
Origin of conodontGreek k&omacron;nos, cone; see k&omacron;- in Indo-European roots + –odont.