单词 | enterolite |
释义 | > as lemmasenterolite enterolite n. Brit. /ˈɛntərə(ʊ)lʌɪt/ , U.S. /ˈɛn(t)ərəˌlaɪt/ , /ˈɛn(t)əroʊˌlaɪt/ [in sense (b) probably after German Enterolith (1904 or earlier in this sense)] (a) = enterolith n. (now rare); (b) Palaeontology a remnant of intestinal contents found within a fossilized body, esp. of a dinosaur (cf. coprolite n.).ΚΠ 1871 Med. Rec. (N.Y.) 15 Aug. 284/2 Its marked diminution by drying, shown by the fissures and the properties above described, indicates the specimen to have been an intestinal formation, an enterolithus or enterolite. 1918 Charlotte (N. Carolina) Med. Jrnl. May 191/1 This favors the formation of an enterolite. 1968 Amer. Assoc. Petroleum Geologists Bull. 52 526/1 Statistical studies of published information concerning coprolites, fossil fecal pellets, and related objects (enterolites, vomit balls, gastric concretions,..etc.) proved to be rewarding. 2012 S. L. Brusatte Dinosaur Paleobiol. vii. 162/1 Bite marks, coprolites, enterolites, and gastroliths are, on the whole, very rare discoveries. < as lemmas |
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