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Definition of Nummulites
1. n. A genus of extinct Tertiary Foraminifera, having a thin, flat, round shell, containing a large number of small chambers arranged spirally.
Definition of Nummulites
1. Noun. (plural of nummulite) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Nummulites
1. nummulite [n] - See also: nummulite
Lexicographical Neighbors of Nummulites
Literary usage of Nummulites
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia by Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (1883)
"This is the nummulites Floridanus from the " upper Eocene limestone " of Tampa
Bay, Florida, described by Conrad in Vol. II (new series) of the American ..."
2. Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society by Cambridge Philosophical Society (1906)
"At the meeting of the Society on 31 October, 1904, the author drew attention to
the fact that in the three English species of nummulites, viz. ..."
3. Elements of Geology by Charles Lyell (1845)
"Its calcareous division consists for the most part of compact crystalline marble,
often full of nummulites (see Fig. 180.), and those por- Fig. 180. ..."
4. The Universe: Or, The Infinitely Great and the Infinitely Little by Félix-Archimède Pouchet (1884)
"1, Rock of the Ambian Chain formed 1>y agglomerated nummulites used for building
the Pyramids of Egypt; 2, 3, Interior View ol nummulites; 4, ..."
5. Geological Magazine by Henry Woodward (1902)
"A shaly, ochreous-stained limestone. nummulites and ... A pale ochre-yellow
limestone with numerous cavities once occupied by nummulites and Operculina;. ..."
6. Bollettino della Società geologica italiana by Massimiliano Rinaldo Barchi, Simonetta Cirilli, Giorgio Minelli (1908)
"... associate con nummulites macroscopiche; la differenza di opinioni sta nella
specificazione di tali ..."
7. The Microscope: And Its Revelations by William Benjamin Carpenter (1856)
"These prolongations are very differently arranged in different species; thus in
some, as nummulites ..."
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