solemnities
Example Sentences
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She mostly finds Gryphaea, ancestors of the oyster, but she also has ammonites, belemnites and sea lilies — all ancient sea dwellers.
From Washington Post • Mar. 18, 2022
Fossil ammonites and belemnites are ubiquitous today Any individual land animal's chances of being fossilised are extremely poor.
From BBC • Nov. 3, 2012
No doubt, like their descendants, the belemnites were exceedingly active and voracious creatures.
From The Elements of Geology by Norton, William Harmon
But I'm afraid a few ammonites and belemnites will have to content us; those are quite difficult enough to get out intact.
From The Youngest Girl in the Fifth A School Story by Davis, Stanley
In the Department of the Hautes Alpes, in France, M. Eliede Beaumont traced a black argillaceous limestone, charged with belemnites, to within a few yards of a mass of granite.
From The Student's Elements of Geology by Lyell, Charles, Sir
