Scolecodonts

Encyclopedia : S : SC : SCO : Scolecodonts

A Scolecodont is the jaw of a polychaete annelid, a type of segmented worm. Scolecodonts are common and diverse microfossils, ranging from the Middle Ordovician to the recent. However, scolecodonts are reported most commonly from Ordovician, Silurian and Devonian deposits of the Paleozoic era.

From Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Original article here. Support Wikipedia by contributing or donating.
All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License See Wikipedia Copyrights for details.