fossil
noun
any remains, impression, or trace of a living thing of a former geologic age, as a skeleton, footprint, etc.
fossils
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pluralof fossil.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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To establish that the fossils represented a new species, Cruz closely examined amphibian bones from the La Brea Tar Pits collection, which had not received a detailed assessment in nearly 30 years.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 16, 2026
When the fossils were originally found, scientists had far fewer mosasaur specimens available for comparison, making it difficult to determine exactly what kind of mosasaur the bones represented.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 15, 2026
One of the newly identified fossils is the premaxilla, the bone at the very front of the upper jaw.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 15, 2026
Firstly, it refutes the hypothesis that any organics found in fossils must result from contamination.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 14, 2026
Like Darwin, Wallace had also embarked on a seafaring journey—to Brazil—to collect specimens and fossils and had emerged transformed.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
