Pseudoceratites

plural noun

Pseu·​do·​ceratites

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in some classifications

: a group of Cretaceous ammonites with sutures similar to those of Ceratites

pseudoceratitic

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adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from pseud- + Ceratites

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