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goniatitic

goniatitic adjective: of or pertaining to a goniatite, especially the characteristic wavy patterns of their fossils.

Adjective

goniatitic (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to a goniatite, especially the characteristic wavy patterns of their fossils.
    • To the naked eye the lateral lobes appear nearly goniatitic or faintly serrated, but by means of a lens denticulations in the ogival arch, which forms the base of the principal lateral lobe, can be made out distinctly.1908, Memoirs of the Geological Survey of India: Palæontologia Indica
    • In terms of hard-part morphology, goniatites are diagnosed by the simple to goniatitic form of their sutures.2006, Robert Wynn Jones, Applied Palaeontology, page 140

Origin of goniatitic

From goniatite + -ic.

Questions about goniatitic

What does goniatitic mean?
Goniatitic means of or pertaining to a goniatite, especially the characteristic wavy patterns of their fossils.
What part of speech is goniatitic?
Goniatitic is an adjective.

Words near goniatitic in the dictionary

  1. gonialblasts
  2. goniasterid
  3. goniasterids
  4. goniatite
  5. goniatites
  6. goniatitic
  7. goniatitid
  8. goniatitids
  9. goniautoicous
  10. Gonic
  11. gonid

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