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Goniatite

Go′ni-a-tite

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Noun.
[Gr. [GREEK] angle.]
(Paleon.)
One of an extinct genus of fossil cephalopods, allied to the Ammonites. The earliest forms are found in the Devonian formation, the latest, in the Triassic.

Definition 2024


goniatite

goniatite

English

Noun

goniatite (plural goniatites)

  1. Any member of the extinct Goniatitida, a taxonomic order of ammonites.

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