steinkern
steinkern
[′shtīn‚kərn] (geology)
Rock material formed from consolidated mud or sediment that filled a hollow organic structure, such as a fossil shell.
The fossil formed after dissolution of the mold. Also known as endocast; internal cast.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.