Fossil remains of a chambered shell of a flattened form, formerly mistaken for money.
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A fossil of the genus Nummulites and allied genera.
Nummulite
Encyclopedia Britannica
NUMMULITE. See Foraminifera, vol. iχ. p. 380.
9th ed. Encyclopædia Britannica, vol. 17, p. 661
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A genus of extinct Tertiary Foraminifera, having a thin, flat, round shell, containing a large number of small chambers arranged spirally.
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