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fossil record

A term used by paleontologists (see paleontology) to refer to the total number of fossils that have been discovered, as well as to the information derived from them. (See evolution of Earth.)

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Nearby words

  1. fossil,
  2. fossil energy,
  3. fossil fuel,
  4. fossil fuels,
  5. fossil gum,
  6. fossiliferous,
  7. fossilize,
  8. fossor,
  9. fossorial,
  10. fossula
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