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Goniatite Palæont.|ˈgəʊnɪətaɪt|
[ad. mod.L. gōniatītēs (de Haan, 1825), f. Gr. γωνία angle: see quot. 1847.]
A genus of fossil cephalopods.
1838Penny Cycl. XI. 297/2. 1841 Trans. Geol. Soc. Ser. ii. (1842) VI. 328 Goniatites are plentiful enough in the deposits..in Westphalia. 1847Ansted Anc. World v. 96 The most important are called Goniatites (..from the angular markings made by the intersection of the walls of the chambers and outer shell). 1849Dana Geol. App. i. (1850) 708 Resembles a compressed Goniatite, but has no septa. 1864H. Spencer Illustr. Univ. Progr. 341 Until some twelve years ago, Goniatites had not been found lower than the Devonian rocks. |