Scaph"ite (?), n. [L. scapha a
boat, fr. Gr. ska`fh a boat, anything dug or scooped out,
fr. ska`ptein to dig.] (Paleon.) Any fossil
cephalopod shell of the genus Scaphites, belonging to the
Ammonite family and having a chambered boat-shaped shell. Scaphites
are found in the Cretaceous formation.
Scaph"ite (?), n. [L. scapha a
boat, fr. Gr. ska`fh a boat, anything dug or scooped out,
fr. ska`ptein to dig.] (Paleon.) Any fossil
cephalopod shell of the genus Scaphites, belonging to the
Ammonite family and having a chambered boat-shaped shell. Scaphites
are found in the Cretaceous formation.