tentaculite

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English

Tentaculitids from the Devonian of Maryland
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Etymology

From the genus name, from Latin tentaculum + -ites.[1]

Noun

tentaculite (plural tentaculites)

  1. (paleontology) Any of numerous species of small, conical shells found in Paleozoic rocks, fossils from the extinct genus †Tentaculites.

References

  1. ^ “Tentaculites”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
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