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Definition of Nummulite
1. Noun. Large fossil protozoan of the Tertiary period.
Definition of Nummulite
1. n. A fossil of the genus Nummulites and allied genera.
Definition of Nummulite
1. Noun. A protozoan from the Tertiary period, known only as fossils ¹
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Definition of Nummulite
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Medical Definition of Nummulite
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Nummulite
Literary usage of Nummulite
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by Charles Anderson Dana (1875)
"... largest pieces of ancient coin so called are more correctly to be considered
as medals, struck for Prizes in the games, or in commemoration of nummulite ..."
2. History of Geology and Palæontology to the End of the Nineteenth Century by Karl Alfred von Zittel (1901)
"It was admitted, however, that the nummulite rocks of Ronca, Monte Bolca, and a
few other localities were, as Elte de Beaumont had said, of Tertiary age. ..."
3. History of Geology and Palæontology to the End of the Ninetheenth Century by Karl Alfred von Zittel (1901)
"It was admitted, however, that the nummulite rocks of Ronca, Monte Bolca, and a
few other localities were, as Elie de Beaumont had said, of Tertiary age. ..."
4. A Treatise on the Building and Ornamental Stones of Great Britain and by Edward Hull (1872)
"The great formation of nummulite limestone occurs in full force in the north of
Africa, as for example in Algeria and Morocco. It has been traced from Egypt ..."
5. History of Geology and Palaeontology to the End of the Nineteenth Century by Karl Alfred von Zittel (1914)
"It was admitted, however, that the nummulite rocks of Ronca, Monte Bolca, and a
few other localities were, as Elie de Beaumont had said, of Tertiary age. ..."
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