neoammonite

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noun

Any ammonite (†Ammonoidea) of the Jurassic period, descended from Psiloceras, the sole surviving ammonite genus of the Triassic–Jurassic extinction event.

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Meanings

nounneoammonite (plural neoammonites)

plural neoammonites

  1. Any ammonite (†Ammonoidea) of the Jurassic period, descended from Psiloceras, the sole surviving ammonite genus of the Triassic–Jurassic extinction event.

Origin

From neo- + ammonite.

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APA

neoammonite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neoammonite

MLA

“neoammonite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neoammonite. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “neoammonite,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neoammonite.

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