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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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