• (n.) Any fossil cephalopod shell of the genus Scaphites, belonging to the Ammonite family and having a chambered boat-shaped shell. Scaphites are found in the Cretaceous formation.
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Scaph'ite noun [ Latin
scapha a boat, from Greek
ska`fh a boat, anything dug or scooped out, from
ska`ptein to dig.]
(Paleon.) Any fossil cephalopod shell of the genus
Scaphites , belonging to the Ammonite family and having a chambered boat-shaped shell. Scaph...
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