fossilized
Americanadjective
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(of the remains of an organism) having organic substances replaced with mineral ones; converted into a fossil.
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rigidly antiquated.
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having become the lifeless or disused remains of something; being merely a trace of the past.
Other Word Forms
- nonfossilized adjective
- semi-fossilized adjective
- unfossilized adjective
Example Sentences
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For many years, paleontologists have studied annual growth rings preserved inside the fossilized leg bones of Tyrannosaurus rex.
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To better understand what filled that space, researchers including a team from the University of Tokyo analyzed CT scans of fossilized Triceratops skulls.
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However, the skull had fossilized with the mouth closed, hiding internal structures such as the brain case.
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These included body size, patterns of tooth wear, chemical clues such as isotope levels preserved in fossil remains, and in rare cases fossilized stomach contents that revealed an animal's last meal.
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Her fossilized sea urchin, from a beach on the Red Sea, “responds by radiating its own inner joy at being found and loved too,” whispering: “We are two cyclical beings, each with their own story.”
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