Ammonite (Noun)
Meaning
One of the coiled chambered fossil shells of extinct mollusks.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made).
Examples
- The museum's paleontology exhibit featured a stunning ammonite, a testament to the complex life forms of prehistoric oceans.
- Her eyes widened with excitement as she held the fossilized ammonite her father had discovered on their beach trip.
- The geologist spent years studying the ammonite patterns and their significance in dating the rock strata.
- The bookshelf was lined with fossil specimens, including a beautifully preserved ammonite that seemed to glow in the dim light.
- The discovery of the massive ammonite shell sparked a flurry of scientific interest in the area's geological history.