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conodonts

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conodonts Small, phosphatic, fossil teeth, common in rocks from the Cambrian to Triassic (and formerly placed in the category Conodontophora) that belonged to elongated, fish-like animals that were probably chordates (Chordata), possibly vertebrates, and lived as active predators. Two eyes were located in lobe-shaped structures at the anterior end, a notochord ran down the length of the worm-shaped body, there were muscular fins at the posterior end, and the feeding apparatus comprised the only hard parts.

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conodonts

A Dictionary of Zoology | 1999 | | Copyright

conodonts Small, phosphatic, fossil teeth, common in rocks from the Cambrian to Triassic (and formerly placed in the category Conodontophora), that belonged to elongated, fish-like animals closely related to the vertebrates.

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	Fossil enigma bares teeth, tells its tale. (conodonts appear to be vertebrates) Magazine article from: Science News; 4/29/1995
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