Conodonts are an extinct group of marine jawless vertebrates belonging to the class Conodonta (from Ancient Greek κῶνος (kōnos), meaning "cone", and ὀδούς (odoús), meaning "tooth").

Conodont, minute toothlike fossil composed of the mineral apatite (calcium phosphate); conodonts are among the most frequently occurring fossils in marine sedimentary rocks of Paleozoic age.

Jul 23, 2025 · Conodonts are tiny, tooth-like structures found globally in ancient marine rocks. These enigmatic microfossils, typically measuring between 0.2 and 6 millimeters, are …

Paleontology Conodonts in Earth-History Research Conodonts are the microscopic remains of the feeding apparatus for a clade of marine organisms that existe. from the middle Cambrian …

The individual tooth-like structures of the feeding apparatus of the conodont animal are composed of calcium phosphate and referred to as either conodonts or conodont elements.

Jan 5, 2023 · Conodonts were tiny fish-like animals that were very abundant in the shallow seas of the Paleozoic Era. The animals were about 1/4 inch in length and had no hard parts except …

Conodont elements are phosphatic tooth-like structures whose affinity and function is now believed to be part of the feeding apparatus of an extinct early vertebrate.

Jul 16, 2020 · Conodonts are a group of extinct microfossils known from the Late Cambrian (approximately 500 million years ago) to the Late Triassic (about 200 million years ago). They …

Jun 4, 2025 · Conodonts are microscopic, tooth-like fossils that have been a subject of fascination for paleontologists for centuries. These enigmatic fossils were first discovered in the 19th …

What is a ‘conodont’ and why are they so useful? One of our HBISP colleagues Lina Wang recently gave a fascinating talk about her research to the Kent Geology Group.