Pentamerus limestone

Pentamerus limestone
Pentamerus Pen*tam"e*rus, n. [NL. See {Pentamerous}.] (Paleon.) A genus of extinct Paleozoic brachiopods, often very abundant in the Upper Silurian. [1913 Webster]

{Pentamerus limestone} (Geol.), a Silurian limestone composed largely of the shells of Pentamerus. [1913 Webster]


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