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Meaning of "goniatite" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD GONIATITE

From Greek gōnia angle, referring to the angular sutures in some species + -ite1.
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PRONUNCIATION OF GONIATITE

goniatite  [ˈɡəʊnɪəˌtaɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GONIATITE

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Goniatite is a noun.
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WHAT DOES GONIATITE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Goniatite

Goniatids, informally Goniatites, are ammonoid cephalopods that form the Order Goniatiida, derived from the more primitive Anarcestida during the Middle Devonian some 390 million years ago. Goniatites survived the Late Devonian extinction to flourish during the Carboniferous and Permian only to become extinct at the end of the Permian some 139 million years later.

Definition of goniatite in the English dictionary

The definition of goniatite in the dictionary is any extinct cephalopod mollusc of the genus Goniatites and related genera, similar to ammonites: a common fossil of Devonian and Carboniferous rocks.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GONIATITE


airtight
ˈɛəˌtaɪt
albertite
ˈælbəˌtaɪt
apatite
ˈæpəˌtaɪt
biotite
ˈbaɪəˌtaɪt
carbonatite
kɑːˈbɒnəˌtaɪt
carnotite
ˈkɑːnəˌtaɪt
convertite
ˈkɒnvəˌtaɪt
enstatite
ˈɛnstəˌtaɪt
haematite
ˈhiːməˌtaɪt
hepatite
ˈhɛpəˌtaɪt
hydroxyapatite
haɪˌdrɒksɪˈæpəˌtaɪt
hydroxylapatite
haɪˈdrɒksɪˈlæpəˌtaɪt
migmatite
ˈmɪɡməˌtaɪt
pegmatite
ˈpɛɡməˌtaɪt
pyrrhotite
ˈpɪrəˌtaɪt
shergottite
ˈʃɜːɡəˌtaɪt
spessartite
ˈspɛsəˌtaɪt
steatite
ˈstɪəˌtaɪt
watertight
ˈwɔːtəˌtaɪt
zaratite
ˈzærəˌtaɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GONIATITE

gongster
gongyo
goniatitoid
gonidia
gonidial
gonidic
gonidium
gonif
gonimoblast
goniometer
goniometric
goniometrical
goniometrically
goniometry
gonion
gonionia
gonioscope

WORDS THAT END LIKE GONIATITE

appetite
bipartite
celestite
fluorapatite
hematite
Hittite
magnetite
micropegmatite
multipartite
partite
petite
quadripartite
ratite
smectite
stalactite
syntagmatite
tektite
tite
transvestite
tripartite

Synonyms and antonyms of goniatite in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «goniatite» into 25 languages

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Translator English - Greek

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Trends of use of goniatite

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GONIATITE»

The term «goniatite» is used very little and occupies the 166.280 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GONIATITE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about goniatite

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GONIATITE»

Discover the use of goniatite in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to goniatite and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Sequence Stratigraphy and Facies Associations: Special ...
BIOSTRATIGRAPHIC FRAMEWORK Throughout the Namurian of the British Isles and several other places in Europe, goniatite-bearing shales dissect the sedimentary successions at numerous levels. These fossiliferous shales are usually ...
Henry W. Posamentier, 2009
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Illustrations of the Fossil Conchology of Great Britain and ...
Distinguished _from the G. striolatus, by its more parallel sides. Discovered at Black Hall, Holland, Queen's County, Ireland. 7. G. nitidus — The Clear Goniatite, pi. XXI. fig. 13, 14. Goniatites nitidus. Phillips, Geology of Yorkshire, II. p. 235, pi.
Thomas Brown, 1849
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A Bibliographic Index of North American Carboniferous ...
Chester Group : Near Grayson Springs, Kentucky. MUNSTEROCERAS Hyatt, 1883. Munsteroceras oweni Hall. I860. Goniatites oweni. Hall, 13th Rep. N. Y. State Cab. Nat. Hist., p. 100, fige. 11, 12. Goniatite L. S. : Rockford, Indiana. 1862.
Stuart Weller, 1898
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Geological Survey Professional Paper
Cong. Stratigraphy and Carboniferous Geology, 6th, Sheffield, 1967, Compte Rendu, v. 3, p. 1169-1180. Miller, A. K., 1935, Burlington goniatites: Am. Jour. Sci. , v. 30, no. 179, p. 432-437. 1936, A Mississippian goniatite from Virginia: Jour.
‎1979
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Sedimentary Facies Analysis
Fluvio-deltaic distributary channel svsterns Delta front sand and silt Continuous progradation with successive clinoforrns "='I:-: downlepping base-of-cvcle goniatite hand To Goniatite band % Fluvial channel W sandstone coarsening-up  ...
A. Guy Plint, 2009
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Biotic Recovery from Mass Extinction Events
Juvenile goniatite survival strategies following Devonian extinction events MICHAEL R. HOUSE Department of Geology, Southampton Oceanographic Centre, European Way, Southampton S014 3ZH, UK Abstract: During the Devonian there is ...
M. B. Hart, 1996
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Trabajos de Geologia
the Canalon Member yielded goniatite faunas of Lower Namurian age ( corresponding to Ei and £2 Zones: WAGNER-GENTIS 1963). A peculiarity of this locality is that in the top part of the Canalon Member black limestones of the succeeding ...
Universidad de Oviedo. Facultad de Geología
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Lower Triassic Ammonoids of North America
o Schistoceras.* Paralegoceras.6 Arcestidae.1 Adrianitcs.6 Schistoceras.* Paralegoceras.1 Parapopanoccras. d Cyclolobidae. Shumardites.* Maratbonites. " ' Simpie goniatite stage. Shumardites.* Marathonites.' Pcrrinites. d \ Vaagenoceras.
James Perrin Smith, 1932
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United States Geological Survey Professional Paper
Side, front, and rear views (X 2) and septa (X 4) of adolescent specimen, showing the transition from goniatite to ceratitic stage; diameter 15 mm. Fios. 11, 12, 13. Side, front, and rear views (X 2) of an adolescent specimen, showing only the ...
‎1905
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Treatise on Marine Ecology and Paleoecology
Contains discussions of the lithology of Carboniferous goniatite-bearing strata, and (p. 38) notes that a “rich brachiopod and molluscan fauna occurs above and below the goniatite bed” of the well-known marine horizon, Congleton Edge.
Joel W. Iledgpeth and Harry S. Ladd, 1957

2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GONIATITE»

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Walk back in time through sculptures on Otley Chevin
The trail ends with a 7-foot-tall caveman holding a stone-tipped spear, and a goniatite fossil which reminds us the Chevin was once covered by ... «BBC News, Aug 10»
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New sculpture trail unveiled at Otley Chevin
“The trail ends with a 7ft caveman holding a stone-tipped spear, and a goniatite fossil which reminds us the Chevin was once covered by water. «Wharfedale and Airedale Observer, Aug 10»

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