A type of mineral or a fossil colonial organism with club-shaped branches.
From Greek 'koryne' (club) + '-ite' (suffix for minerals or fossils), referring to the characteristic branching pattern that resembles a club.
Corynites are fossilized colonial animals that lived in ancient oceans, and their branching patterns tell scientists about water currents and feeding strategies from hundreds of millions of years ago.
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