BACULITE

Etymology

Noun

baculite (plural baculites)

(paleontology) Any of the extinct genus Baculites of cephalopod heteromorph ammonites.

Source: Wiktionary


Bac"u*lite, n. Etym: [L. baculune stick, staff; cf. F. baculite.] (Paleon.)

Definition: A cephalopod of the extinct genus Baculites, found fossil in the Cretaceous rocks. It is like an uncoiled ammonite.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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