Graptolite
Translation of "graptolite" into Russian
graptolite
NounUK
/ˈɡræp.tə.laɪt/
US
/ˈɡræp.tə.laɪt/
graptolite
graptolites pl
Graptolites are important index fossils for dating Paleozoic rocks.
Граптолиты являются важными индексными окаменелостями для датировки палеозойских пород.
Definitions
graptolite
NounUK
/ˈɡræp.tə.laɪt/
US
/ˈɡræp.tə.laɪt/
An extinct marine colonial organism that lived during the Paleozoic era, known for its fossilized remains which resemble pencil marks on rock surfaces.
The geologist discovered a well-preserved graptolite fossil in the sedimentary rock layer.
A fossilized remain of a graptolite organism.
The shale contained numerous graptolites that indicated an Ordovician age.
graptolite
AdjectiveUK
/ˈɡræp.tə.laɪt/
US
/ˈɡræp.tə.laɪt/
Relating to or characteristic of graptolites.
The graptolite fauna provides valuable information for biostratigraphic correlation.