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Eozoon
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Eˊo-zo′ön
,Noun.
pl.
Eozoöns
(#)
, L. Eozoa
(#)
. [NL., fr. Gr.
ἠώσ
dawn + ζῶ,ον
an animal.] (Paleon.)
A peculiar structure found in the Archæan limestones of Canada and other regions. By some geologists it is believed to be a species of gigantic Foraminifera, but others consider it a concretion, without organic structure.
Definition 2024
eozoön
eozoön
See also: eozoon
English
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Noun
eozoön (plural eozoöns or eozoa)
- (paleontology, dated) A pseudofossil with banded structures of coarsely crystalline calcite and serpentine.
Related terms
- Eozoic