ichthyolith

English

Etymology

From ichthyo- +‎ -lith, coined in 1974 by Doyle, Kennedy and Riedel.

Noun

ichthyolith (plural ichthyoliths)

  1. (paleontology) Any disarticulated fossil from a fish, especially a tooth or scale.
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