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goniatite

/ ˈɡəʊnɪəˌtaɪt /

noun

  1. any extinct cephalopod mollusc of the genus Goniatites and related genera, similar to ammonites: a common fossil of Devonian and Carboniferous rocks

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Word History and Origins

Origin of goniatite1

C19: from Greek gōnia angle, referring to the angular sutures in some species + -ite 1

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Example Sentences

The venerable Orthoceras and the Goniatite linger on through the epoch and into the first period of the succeeding era.

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