favosite

English

A favosite fossil found in Indiana, U.S.A.

Etymology

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Adjective

favosite (not comparable)

1. (paleontology) Belonging to the extinct genus of coral Favosites.

   favosite fossils

Further reading

• Favosites on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Favosites on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• “favosite”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.