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

Origin of goniatite

1
C19: 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