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noun
- 1. the remains or impression of a prehistoric plant or animal embedded in rock and preserved in petrified form: "sites rich in fossils"
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FOSSIL definition: 1. the shape of a bone, a shell, or a plant or animal that has been preserved in rock for a very…. Learn more.
A remnant, impression, or trace of an animal or plant of a past geologic age that has been preserved in the earth’s crust is called a fossil. Data from fossils are the primary source of information about the history of life on the earth.
Nov 7, 2024 · Fossil, remnant, impression, or trace of an animal or plant of a past geologic age that has been preserved in Earth’s crust. The complex of data recorded in fossils worldwide—known as the fossil record—is the primary source of information about the history of life on Earth.
A fossil (from Classical Latin fossilis, lit. 'obtained by digging') [1] is any preserved remains, impression, or trace of any once-living thing from a past geological age. Examples include bones, shells, exoskeletons, stone imprints of animals or microbes, objects preserved in amber, hair, petrified wood and DNA remnants.
FOSSIL meaning: 1. the shape of a bone, a shell, or a plant or animal that has been preserved in rock for a very…. Learn more.
A fossil is the hard remains of a prehistoric animal or plant that are found inside a rock. The fossils in question have their own long and complex history. Synonyms: fossilized remains , remains , petrified remains , impression More Synonyms of fossil
Something preserved in the ground, esp. in petrified form in rock, and recognizable as the remains of a living organism of a former geological period, or as preserving an impression or trace of such an organism. guide, molecular, trace fossil, etc.: see the first element.
FOSSIL meaning: 1 : something (such as a leaf, skeleton, or footprint) that is from a plant or animal which lived in ancient times and that you can see in some rocks sometimes used before another noun; 2 : a person whose ideas are very old-fashioned or out-of-date
Fossils are the really, really old remains of a plant or animal — so old they've turned to stone. Fossil is also an insult for an old or old-fashioned person. Fossils are very important to scientists who study animals: they're one of the ways we learn about the beasts and critters of the past.
FOSSIL definition: part of an animal or plant from thousands of years ago, preserved in rock. Learn more.
