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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The research team also used mathematical modelling to investigate how the spread of megaraptors around the world might have changed over time, based on fossils discovered so far, dinosaurs' evolutionary trees, geography and climate.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
Megaraptors are regarded as the most mysterious of the large, meat-eating dinosaurs, as few megaraptor fossils have been found.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
These dinosaurs remain among the least understood groups of large meat eaters because their fossils are exceptionally rare.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026
Africa is most famous for spectacular hominid fossils that reveal our own ancestry.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026
“The fossils are a hundred million years old. Why does it take longer than that to dig them out of the ground?”
From "Linked" by Gordon Korman
