ammonitic

• Veraltetes Adjektiv, das sich auf versteinerte Ammonitenschalen oder auf das Volk der Ammoniter im antiken Nahen Osten bezieht.

An obsolete adjective referring to the fossilized shells of ammonites, or to the Ammonite people of the ancient Near East.

1. Relating to fossil cephalopodsC2formalscientific

   Of or pertaining to the extinct order Ammonitida, a group of marine mollusks with coiled shells.

   Ammoniten betreffend

   • The ammonitic fossils were well preserved in the limestone.
   • Researchers studied the ammonitic shell structure for clues about ancient oceans.
   • The museum displayed an impressive ammonitic specimen from the Jurassic period.