† typoliten. (also typolith) [-litecomb. form] GeologyObsolete see quot. 1828.
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1828 N. WebsterAmer. Dict. Eng. Lang.Typolite, in natural history, a stone or fossil which has on it impressions or figures of plants and animals. Cyc.
1860 R. G. MayneExpos. Lexicon Med. Sci.Typolithus,..a typolith.