A disk-shaped or flat rounded stone or mineral structure, particularly referring to certain fossil remains or mineral forms.
From disco- (disk) + -lith (from Greek lithos, meaning stone). This term is used in paleontology and mineralogy for disk-shaped fossil or mineral specimens.
Paleontologists and geologists use -lith words to describe ancient rocks and fossils by their shape—a discolith is basically a 'disk stone,' perfect for describing circular fossil imprints found in sedimentary rocks!
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