baculite

English

Etymology

From Latin baculum (“stick”) +‎ -ite.

Noun

baculite (plural baculites)

  1. (paleontology) Any of the genus †Baculites of extinct cephalopod heteromorph ammonites.
    • 2017, Danna Staaf, Squid Empire, ForeEdge, →ISBN, page 89:
      The shell of a baculite was quite simply straight—an unexpected throwback to the early days of cephalopods.

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