belemnitic

• Adjectif désuet relatif aux bélemnites, des mollusques céphalopodes éteints de l'ère mésozoïque.

An obsolete adjective relating to belemnites, which are extinct cephalopod mollusks from the Mesozoic era.

1. Relating to belemnitesC2formalscientific

   Of or pertaining to belemnites, an extinct group of marine cephalopod mollusks from the Mesozoic era.

   Relatif aux bélemnites

   • The belemnitic fossils were found embedded in the limestone.
   • The geologist identified the belemnitic remains as belonging to the Jurassic period.
   • Belemnitic deposits are often used as index fossils for dating rock layers.