A small horn-like fossil structure or a mineral specimen with horn-like characteristics.
From cornule (small horn) plus the -ite suffix used in mineralogy and paleontology. This term describes small horn-like remains found in geological records.
Paleontologists find cornulites in ancient rocks—they're mysterious horn-like fossils from the Cambrian period that might be remnants of armored worms or strange filter-feeders that no longer exist.
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