ammonitic

• Adjectif désuet se rapportant aux coquilles fossiles d'ammonites ou au peuple ammonite du Proche-Orient ancien.

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.

   ammonitique (relatif aux ammonites)

   • 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.