Definition
A genus of extinct bivalve mollusks from the Mesozoic era, characterized by two distinctive horn-like projections on the shell.
Etymology
From Greek 'di-' (two) + 'keras' (horn). This scientific genus name was established in paleontology to classify fossils with two prominent horn-shaped shell extensions.
Kelly Says
Diceras fossils, sometimes called 'devil's toenails,' are so distinctive that paleontologists can identify them instantly, and they're actually useful index fossils for dating rock layers from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
迪凯拉斯
dee-kai-la-si
ARالعربية
ديكيرس
dee-ke-ras
BNবাংলা
ডিকেরাস
dik-e-ras
CACatalà
diceras
dee-cheh-ras
CSČeština
diceras
dee-cheh-ras
DADansk
diceras
dee-cheh-ras
DEDeutsch
Diceras
dee-cheh-ras
ELΕλληνικά
δικέρας
dee-ke-ras
ESEspañol
diceras
dee-cheh-ras
FAفارسی
دیکراس
dee-ke-ras
FISuomi
diceras
dee-cheh-ras
FRFrançais
diceras
dee-cheh-ras
HAHA
diceras
dee-cheh-ras
HIहिन्दी
डिकेरास
dee-ke-raas
HUMagyar
diceras
dee-cheh-ras
IDBahasa Indonesia
diceras
dee-cheh-ras
IGIG
diceras
dee-cheh-ras
ITItaliano
diceras
dee-cheh-ras
KMKM
ឌីកេរ៉ាស
dee-ke-raas
MSBahasa Melayu
diceras
dee-cheh-ras
MYမြန်မာ
ဒိကဲရပ်
di-ke-ra-p
NLNederlands
diceras
dee-cheh-ras
NONorsk
diceras
dee-cheh-ras
PLPolski
diceras
dee-cheh-ras
PTPortuguês
diceras
dee-cheh-ras
RORomână
diceras
dee-cheh-ras
RUРусский
дицерас
di-tse-ras
SVSvenska
diceras
dee-cheh-ras
SWKiswahili
diceras
dee-cheh-ras
TAதமிழ்
டிக்கெரஸ்
dee-kke-res
TEతెలుగు
డికెరస్
dee-ke-res
THไทย
ดิกเกอราส
dik-ke-raas
TLTL
diceras
dee-cheh-ras
TRTürkçe
diceras
dee-cheh-ras
UKУкраїнська
дицерас
di-tse-ras
VITiếng Việt
diceras
dee-cheh-ras
YOYO
diceras
dee-cheh-ras
ZUZU
diceras
dee-cheh-ras