Definition of Dalmanites
:a large genus of trilobites found from the Ordovician to the Devonian in Europe, America, and India
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Dalmanites
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Dal·ma·ni·tes
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ˌdalməˈnīt(ˌ)ēz
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Origin and Etymology of dalmanites
New Latin, from Johan W. Dalman †1826 Swedish naturalist + Latin -ites -ite
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