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

Word History and Origins

Origin of goniatite¹

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

Example Sentences

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

From Project Gutenberg