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Definition of Nummulites

Nummulites
Nummulites Num`mu*li"tes, n. [NL. See Nummulite.] (Paleon.) A genus of extinct Tertiary Foraminifera, having a thin, flat, round shell, containing a large number of small chambers arranged spirally.
Nummulite
Nummulite Num"mu*lite, n. [L. nummus a coin + -lite: cf. F. nummulite.] (Paleon.) A fossil of the genus Nummulites and allied genera.

Meaning of Nummulites from wikipedia

- s**** of the fossil and present-day marine protozoan Nummulites, a type of foraminiferan. Nummulites commonly vary in diameter from 1.3 cm (0.5 inches)...
- vicinity of Louèche-les-Bains. Nummulites des Alpes françaises – Nummulites of the French Alps. Étude des Nummulites de la Suisse et revision des espèces...
- characterized by a nummulitic limestone bank containing large and small Nummulites. Introduced into the stratigraphy of the south Fayum area by Iskander...
- found, as well as Palaeophis, a sea-snake, and Puppigerus, a sea turtle. Nummulites and other foraminifera also occur. The Bracklesham Group lies between...
- The Egyptian pyramids were constructed from limestone that contained nummulites. S****ed and naked amoeba Naked amoeba sketch showing food vacuoles and...
- Syringammina fragilissima achieving a diameter of up to 20 cm (7.9 in) Nummulite, foraminiferans Valonia ventricosa, an alga of the class Chlorophyceae...
- modifications, such as a mammoth tooth with an incision and a fossil nummulite s**** with a cross etched in from Tata, Hungary; a large slab with 18...
- an ancient sea, but for the next millions of years, sea s**** such as nummulites were collected above the seabed. They were then formed into limestone...
- Helicites, a genus of foraminifers in the family Nummulitidae, synonym of Nummulites This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct genera with the...
- Fossil Nummulites found near Saint-André-de-Cubzac....