nummulite
noun
a fossil foraminifer of the genus Camerina (Nummulites ), having a calcareous, usually disklike shell.
nummulitic
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a word derived from
nummulite.
Example Sentences
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The overlying Tertiary series includes nummulitic beds and valuable seams of coal.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" by Various
The pyramids are built of this nummulitic limestone.
From The Story of Evolution by Joseph McCabe
They contain the well-known nummulitic limestone of Eocene age, which has been traced from Egypt across Asia to China.
From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg
The enduring pyramids themselves are formed of the nummulitic limestone studded with its "Pharaoh's beans," the exuviæ of shell-fish that perished ages before the Nile had created Egypt.
From Roman Mosaics Or, Studies in Rome and Its Neighbourhood by Hugh Macmillan
Above the Ranikot beds are the massive nummulitic limestones and sandstones of the Kirthar group; these are succeeded by the nummulitic limestones and shales at the base of the Nari group.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" by Various
