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Dalmanites

noun
Dal·ma·ni·tes | \ ˌdalməˈnīt(ˌ)ēz \

Definition of Dalmanites 

: a large genus of trilobites found from the Ordovician to the Devonian in Europe, America, and India

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History and Etymology for Dalmanites

New Latin, from Johan W. Dalman †1826 Swedish naturalist + Latin -ites -ite

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