goniatite
/ (ˈɡəʊnɪəˌtaɪt) /
noun
any extinct cephalopod mollusc of the genus Goniatites and related genera, similar to ammonites: a common fossil of Devonian and Carboniferous rocks
Origin of goniatite
1C19: from Greek gōnia angle, referring to the angular sutures in some species + -ite 1
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How to use goniatite in a sentence
The venerable Orthoceras and the goniatite linger on through the epoch and into the first period of the succeeding era.
The Elements of Geology | William Harmon Norton
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