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microfossil

[mahy-kroh-fos-il]
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noun
  1. a fossil so small that it can be studied and identified only with a microscope.
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Origin of microfossil

First recorded in 1920–25; micro- + fossil
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British Dictionary definitions for microfossil

microfossil

noun
  1. a fossil generally less than 0.5 millimetre in size, such as a protozoan, bacterium, or pollen grain
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microfossil

[mī′krō-fŏs′əl]
  1. A microscopic fossil, as of a pollen grain or unicellular organism.
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