eo-, eoso-, eos-
(Greek: dawn [east], daybreak; early; primarily used to indicate "early, primeval")
eoan
Eoanthropus
The name given to a genus or a member of a genus represented by what was formerly believed to be the skull of a prehistoric human.
Eocene
1. The epoch of geologic time, 55 million to 38 million years ago, during which the ancestors of many modern animals appeared.
2. Etymology: from Greek eos, "dawn" + Greek kainos, "new".
Eocine
Eogaea
1. A zoogeographical division including Africa, South America, and Australasia.
2. Etymology: Greek eos, "dawn" plus gaia,/I>, "earth".
Eogene
Eohippus
A small prehistoric horse that lived in North America.
It was dog-sized and had four toes on the front feet and three on the back feet.
eolith
One of the oldest stone tools used by humans, believed by some scientists to have formed naturally.
eolithic
1. Relating to the earliest part of the Stone Age, during which time simple stone tools began to be used.
2. Referring to the early period of the Stone Age marked by the use of crudely chipped flint.
eophobia
eophyte
Eos
eosophobia
An abnormal fear of the dawn; a depression caused by a fear of the dawn; in some cases, because some people are afraid of being seen by others.
Eozoic
Of or pertaining to rocks or strata older than the Paleozoic, in many of which the eozoon has been found.
eozoon
A peculiar structure found in the Archaean limestones of Canada and other regions.
According to some geologists, it is believed to be a species of gigantic Foraminifera, but others consider it a concretion, without organic structure.
Foraminifera (single-celled planktonic animals with perforated chalky shells) consist of an extensive order of rhizopods which generally have a chambered calcareous shells formed by several united zooids. Many of them have perforated walls, whence the name. Some species are covered with sand.
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