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belemnite

/ˈbɛl.əm.naɪt/

Traducción: Sustantivo que designa un molusco cefalópodo extinto de la familia Belemnitidae, conocido por su concha interna fosilizada, cónica y alargada, que se estrecha hacia un extremo y contiene una pequeña cámara llamada fragmocono.

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noun

C2formalcommonscientific/ˈbɛl.əm.naɪt/

A noun referring to an extinct cephalopod mollusk from the family Belemnitidae, known for its conical, calcareous fossilized internal shell that tapers to a point and contains a small chambered phragmocone.

  • 🇪🇸Sustantivo que designa un molusco cefalópodo extinto de la familia Belemnitidae, conocido por su concha interna fosilizada, cónica y alargada, que se estrecha hacia un extremo y contiene una pequeña cámara llamada fragmocono.
  1. Extinct cephalopod fossil C2 formal scientific

    A conical, calcareous fossil that tapers to a point at one end and has a conical cavity at the other end, which often contains a small, chambered phragmocone. It is the remains of an extinct marine cephalopod from the family Belemnitidae.

    • The cliff face was rich in belemnite fossils from the Jurassic period.
    • Paleontologists carefully extracted a perfectly preserved belemnite from the shale.
    • The belemnite's bullet-shaped guard is often the only part that fossilizes.
    • Students studied the chambered phragmocone inside the belemnite fossil.

    🇪🇸Belemnite