ivesheadiomorph

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noun

Any of a group of fossilized structures known from Ediacaran localities in England and Newfoundland, considered to be taphomorphs, representing the poorly preserved biological remains of various contemporary taxa that decayed before burial by sediment.

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Meanings

nounivesheadiomorph (plural ivesheadiomorphs)

plural ivesheadiomorphs

  1. Any of a group of fossilized structures known from Ediacaran localities in England and Newfoundland, considered to be taphomorphs, representing the poorly preserved biological remains of various contemporary taxa that decayed before burial by sediment.

Origin

After Ives Head in Leicestershire, where specimens have been found, plus the suffix -morph.

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APA

ivesheadiomorph. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ivesheadiomorph

MLA

“ivesheadiomorph.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ivesheadiomorph. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ivesheadiomorph,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ivesheadiomorph.

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