goniatite


goniatite

(ˈɡəʊnɪəˌtaɪt) n (Palaeontology) any extinct cephalopod mollusc of the genus Goniatites and related genera, similar to ammonites: a common fossil of Devonian and Carboniferous rocks[C19: from Greek gōnia angle, referring to the angular sutures in some species + -ite1]