Graptolite

/ˈɡræptəlaɪt/ noun

Definition

An extinct marine organism from the Paleozoic Era, preserved as thin branching or zigzag marks in rocks, important for dating geological formations.

Etymology

From Greek 'graphos' (writing, drawing) + 'lithos' (stone). Named for their appearance as if written or drawn on stone, these organisms fascinated early paleontologists.

Kelly Says

Graptolites look like tiny writing in ancient rocks—geologists use them as 'index fossils' because they evolved rapidly and appeared worldwide, making them the ultimate time-markers for dating rocks from 500 million years ago.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ግራፎሊት
gra-fo-lit
ARالعربية
حجرية
ḥajarīyah
BNবাংলা
গ্রাফটোলাইট
gra-f-to-lai-t
CACatalà
graptolit
gra-pto-lit
CSČeština
graptolit
gra-pto-lit
DADansk
graptolit
gra-pto-lit
DEDeutsch
Graptolith
gra-pto-liht
ELΕλληνικά
γραπτολίθι
gra-pto-li-thi
ESEspañol
graptolito
gra-pto-lee-toh
FAفارسی
گرافیت
gra-fe-it
FISuomi
graptoliitti
gra-pto-lii-tti
FRFrançais
graptolite
gra-pto-leet
GUGU
ગ્રાફ્ટોલાઈટ
gra-f-to-lai-t
HAHA
graptolite
gra-pto-lite
HEעברית
גרפטוליט
gra-ftol-it
HIहिन्दी
ग्रैप्टोलाइट
gra-pto-la-it
HUMagyar
graptolit
gra-pto-lit
IDBahasa Indonesia
graptolite
gra-pto-lite
IGIG
graptolite
gra-pto-lite
ITItaliano
graptolite
gra-pto-lee-teh
JA日本語
グラプトライト
gurapu toraito
KKKK
граптолит
gra-pto-lit
KMKM
ក្រាប់តូឡាយត
kra-b-to-lai-t
KO한국어
그랩톨라이트
geurap-to-ra-iteu
MRMR
ग्रॅफ्टोलाइट
gra-f-to-lai-t
MSBahasa Melayu
graptolit
gra-pto-lit
MYမြန်မာ
ဂရာဖိုလိုက်
gra-fo-loi-k
NLNederlands
graptoliet
gra-pto-liet
NONorsk
graptolit
gra-pto-lit
PAPA
ਗ੍ਰਾਫਟੋਲਾਇਟ
gra-f-to-lai-t
PLPolski
graptolit
gra-pto-lit
PTPortuguês
graptolito
gra-pto-lee-toh
RORomână
graptolit
gra-pto-lit
RUРусский
граптолит
gra-pto-lit
SVSvenska
graptolit
gra-pto-lit
SWKiswahili
graptolite
gra-pto-lite
TAதமிழ்
கிராப்டோலைட்
kira-pto-lai-t
TEతెలుగు
గ్రాఫ్టోలైట్
gra-f-to-lai-t
THไทย
กราพโทไลท์
gra-pho-lai-t
TLTL
graptolite
gra-pto-lite
TRTürkçe
graptolit
gra-pto-lit
UKУкраїнська
граптоліт
gra-pto-lit
URاردو
گرافٹو لائٹ
gra-f-to-lai-t
VITiếng Việt
graptolite
gra-pto-lite
YOYO
graptolite
gra-pto-lite
ZH中文
石器动物
shí qì dòng wù
ZUZU
graptolite
gra-pto-lite

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