Definition of ammonite
: any of a subclass (Ammonoidea) of extinct cephalopods especially abundant in the Mesozoic age that had flat spiral shells with the interior divided by septa into chambers
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Tsujita and Westermann also cataloged the positive evidence that mosasaurs bit ammonites.
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This wasn’t to say that mosasaurs never ate ammonites, though.
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Origin and Etymology of ammonite
New Latin ammonites, from Latin cornu Ammonis, literally, horn of Ammon
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: a member of a Semitic people who in Old Testament times lived east of the Jordan between the Jabbok and the Arnon
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Tsujita and Westermann also cataloged the positive evidence that mosasaurs bit ammonites.
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This wasn’t to say that mosasaurs never ate ammonites, though.
These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'Ammonite'. Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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Origin and Etymology of ammonite
Late Latin Ammonites, from Hebrew ʽAmmōn Ammon (son of Lot), descendant of Ammon
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