Baculite

Baculite
Baculite Bac"u*lite, n. [L. baculum stick, staff; cf. F. baculite.] (Paleon.) A cephalopod of the extinct genus {Baculites}, found fossil in the Cretaceous rocks. It is like an uncoiled ammonite. [1913 Webster]

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  • baculite — ● baculite nom féminin (latin baculus, bâton) Ammonite déroulée, fossile dans le crétacé supérieur. baculite [bakylit] n. f. ÉTYM. 1834; du lat. baculus « petit bâton ». ❖ ♦ Zool. Mollusque céphalopode fossile du crétacé, à coquille droite, et… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • baculite — n. [L. baculum, stick or rod] (MOLLUSCA: Cephalopoda) A straight shelled ammonite, extinct at the end of the Cretaceous Period …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • baculite — baculitic /bak yeuh lit ik/, adj. baculoid, n. /bak yeuh luyt /, n. any ammonite of the genus Baculites, of the Cretaceous Period, having a straight shell with a spiral tip. [1815 25; < L bacul(um) walking stick, staff + ITE1] * * * …   Universalium

  • baculite — bac·u·lite …   English syllables

  • baculite — ˈbakyəˌlīt noun ( s) Etymology: New Latin Baculites : an ammonoid of the genus Baculites …   Useful english dictionary

  • mollusque — [ mɔlysk ] n. m. • 1771; lat. sc. molluscus (XVIIe), lat. mollusca (nux) « (noix) à écorce molle » 1 ♦ Animal invertébré au corps mou. Les mollusques : embranchement du règne animal composé d animaux terrestres ou aquatiques, au corps mou, non… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • baculiticone — ˈlid.əˌkōn noun ( s) Etymology: baculite + i + cone : any ammonoid (as a baculite) with a straight shell …   Useful english dictionary

  • Goniatite — Taxobox name = Goniatite fossil range = fossil range|400|251.4Early Early Devonian Late Permian image width = 155px image caption = Drawing of a goniatite fossil displaying characteristic zigzag sutures regnum = Animalia phylum = Mollusca classis …   Wikipedia

  • Belemnoidea — Taxobox name = Belemnites fossil range = fossil range|416|65.5Devonian Cretaceous image width = 250px image caption = Small Belemnite fossils regnum = Animalia phylum = Mollusca classis = Cephalopoda subclassis = Coleoidea unranked ordo = Cohort… …   Wikipedia

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