Cryptozoon*: Meaning and Definition of

Cryp•to•zo•on

Pronunciation: (krip"tu-zō'on), [key]
— n.
  1. an extinct genus of algae from Precambrian and Cambrian times, forming irregularly hemispherical fossil colonies composed of layers of limy precipitate.
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