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cololite Geol.|ˈkɒləlaɪt|
[f. Gr. κόλον colon1 + λίθος a stone: see -lite.]
An intestine-like mass or impression found in the oolitic rocks of Solenhofen, and regarded as worm-casts, or as the petrified intestines of fishes with their contents.
1837W. Buckland Geol. I. 200 To these remarkable fossils he [Agassiz] has given the name of cololites. 1844G. A. Mantell Medals of Creation II. 657. 1860 Owen Palæont. 39 The Cololites of the lithographic limestone are most probably the castings of worms. |