baculite

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baculite

(ˈbækjʊˌlaɪt)

an extinct species of mollusc from the Late Cretaceous period, fossils of which have been found ranging from 7cm to 2m in length

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In this region the zone Xc is represented by a nucule formation (baculite marlite clay).

The correction to stratigraphy of the cretaceous formation in the Ohre region

Phil Woods, A Small Grace, poetry, Baculite Publishing Company, $15.00 paper.

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Between them, they've created an exhibition which will include more than 20 animatronic dinosaur models (including two Ichthyosaurs, two Tylosaurs , a Purussaurus and a Plesiosaurus ), as well as various stuff that isn't quite what we think of as dinosaurun (a few ammonites, a handful of baculites, and a couple of white sharks) but was nevertheless around at the time.