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Thesaurus: hippurite

A fossil bivalve mollusk of the genus Hippurites, of many species, having a conical, cup-shaped under valve, with a flattish upper valve or lid. Hippurites are found only in the Cretaceous rocks.

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  1. n. A fossil bivalve mollusk of the genus Hippurites, of many species, having a conical, cup-shaped under valve, with a flattish upper valve or lid. Hippurites are found only in the Cretaceous rocks.
  2. A fossil bivalve mollusk of the genus Hippurites, of many species, having a conical, cup-shaped under valve, with a flattish upper valve or lid. Hippurites are found only in the Cretaceous rocks.
  3. A fossil bivalve mollusk of the genus Hippurites, of manyspecies, having a conical, cup-shaped under valve, with a flattishupper valve or lid. Hippurites are found only in the Cretaceousrocks.