Definition of Baculites. Meaning of Baculites. Synonyms of Baculites

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Definition of Baculites

Baculite
Baculite Bac"u*lite, n. [L. baculune stick, staff; cf. F. baculite.] (Paleon.) A cephalopod of the extinct genus Baculites, found fossil in the Cretaceous rocks. It is like an uncoiled ammonite.

Meaning of Baculites from wikipedia

- centimetre (0.39 in) in diameter. Adult Baculites ranged in size from about 7 centimetres (2.8 in) (Baculites larsoni) up to 2 metres (6.6 ft) in length...
- Orthoceras (see image), intricately foliated in Baculites and related forms. Paleontology portal Baculitesanother type of extinct, straight-s****ed cephalopod...
- The Calcaires à Baculites is a geologic formation in France. It preserves fossils dating back to the Cretaceous period. Earth sciences portal France portal...
- The Baculites Limestone is a geologic formation in France. It preserves fossils dating back to the Cretaceous period. Earth sciences portal France portal...
- Campanian Age of the late Cretaceous. However, the discovery of fossils of Baculites baculus in the uppermost beds of the Pierre Shale in the Raton, New Mexico...
- ammonites remaining belonged to the suborder Ancyloceratina. One example is Baculites, which has a nearly straight s**** convergent with the older orthocone...
- from diminutive Ptychoceras, which was barely 3 cm (1.2 in) long, to Baculites and Diplomoceras, which could grow to 1–2 m (3.3–6.6 ft) in length. Some...
- formation. The formation is believed to correlate with the Baculites reesidesi and Baculites jenseni ammonite zones, which dates it to 73.63-72.74 Ma....
- Remnant biogenic aragonite (thin, rainbow-colored s****) on the ammonite Baculites (Pierre Shale, Late Cretaceous, South Dakota) Scanning electron microscope...
- the lower mid-Campanian. Suciacarpa starrii Baculites rex Baculites anceps Baculites occidentalis Baculites inornatus Anapachydiscus nelchinensis Metaplacenticeras...