Graptolite
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈɡɹaptəlʌɪt/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Graptolite is a noun meaning Any of a group of extinct aquatic colonial invertebrates, of the class Graptolithina, from the Cambrian and Carboniferous periods.
Meaning
Any of a group of extinct aquatic colonial invertebrates, of the class Graptolithina, from the Cambrian and Carboniferous periods.
Example Sentences
The samples were black shale, and on the shales were some ancient fossils called graptolites.
Word Forms
- graptolites
Related Words
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