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Eozoon


Eˊo-zo′ön

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Noun.
;
pl.
Eozoöns
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, L.
Eozoa
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.
[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

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Noun

eozoön (plural eozoöns or eozoa)

  1. (paleontology, dated) A pseudofossil with banded structures of coarsely crystalline calcite and serpentine.

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  • Eozoic