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ivesheadiomorph

ivesheadiomorph noun: any of a group of fossilized structures known from Ediacaran localities in England and Newfoundland, considered to be taphomorphs, representing the poorly preserved biological remains of various contemporary taxa that decayed before burial by sediment.

Noun

ivesheadiomorph (plural ivesheadiomorphs)

  1. Any of a group of fossilized structures known from Ediacaran localities in England and Newfoundland, considered to be taphomorphs, representing the poorly preserved biological remains of various contemporary taxa that decayed before burial by sediment.

Forms of ivesheadiomorph

pluralivesheadiomorphs

Origin of ivesheadiomorph

After Ives Head in Leicestershire, where specimens have been found, plus the suffix -morph.

Questions about ivesheadiomorph

What does ivesheadiomorph mean?
Ivesheadiomorph means any of a group of fossilized structures known from Ediacaran localities in England and Newfoundland, considered to be taphomorphs, representing the poorly preserved biological remains of various contemporary taxa that decayed before burial by sediment.
What part of speech is ivesheadiomorph?
Ivesheadiomorph is a noun.
What is the plural of ivesheadiomorph?
The plural of ivesheadiomorph is ivesheadiomorphs.

Words near ivesheadiomorph in the dictionary

  1. Iverson brackets
  2. Iversons
  3. ivery
  4. Iverys
  5. Ives
  6. ivesheadiomorph
  7. ivesheadiomorphs
  8. Ivesian
  9. Iveson
  10. Ivesons
  11. Ivester

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