baculite

 [bak-yuh-lahyt]  

bac·u·lite

   [bak-yuh-lahyt]
noun
any ammonite of the genus Baculites, of the Cretaceous Period, having a straight shell with a spiral tip.
Origin:
1815–25; < Latin bacul(um) walking stick, staff + -ite1

Related forms
bac·u·lit·ic  [bak-yuh-lit-ik] , adjective
bac·u·loid, noun
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