A fossil of a conch shell or any fossil shell-bearing organism.
From 'conch' with the suffix '-ite' (indicating a fossil). Used in paleontology and geology.
Conchites are like time capsules—when a conch dies and gets buried, it can preserve the shape for millions of years, and paleontologists use these shells to figure out what ancient oceans were like and how climate has changed.
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