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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...
- géologique et d'une monographie des nummulites, 1853 (with Adolphe d'Archiac) - Description of fossil animals (nummulites) found in India. Description des...
- The Egyptian pyramids were constructed from limestone that contained nummulites. S****ed and naked amoeba Naked amoeba sketch showing food vacuoles and...
- 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...
- s**** (called "tests") that were as big as coins, such as the genus Nummulites. Microfossils are a common feature of the geological record, from the...
- the 1,183-metre-high Baiza. Urbasa is a karstic range where numerous nummulites fossils have been found. Together with the neighboring Andia range, Urbasa...
- can be seen to be full of a wide variety of fossil s****. Disc-shaped nummulite fossils are common in places, and often coat the desert floor. A large...
- Macroscaphites Nqwebasaurus Paranthodon Ptychoceratodus Paleogene Nummulite Neogene Africanacetus Nummulite Pleistocene Boskop Man Homo naledi Panthera shawi Vulpes...
- Macroscaphites Nqwebasaurus Paranthodon Ptychoceratodus Paleogene Nummulite Neogene Africanacetus Nummulite Pleistocene Boskop Man Homo naledi Panthera shawi Vulpes...