Goniatiten.
/ˈɡəʊnɪətʌɪt/ Palaeontology.
A genus of fossil cephalopods.
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1838 Penny Cycl. XI. 297/2.
1841 Trans. Geol. Soc. (1842) 2nd Ser. 6 328 Goniatites are plentiful enough in the deposits..in Westphalia.
1847 D. T. Ansted 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).
1849 J. D. Dana U.S. Exploring Exped.: Geol. (1850) App. i. 708 Resembles a compressed Goniatite, but has no septa.
1864 H. Spencer Illustr. Progress 341 Until some twelve years ago, Goniatites had not been found lower than the Devonian rocks.
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