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fossils
noun(fossil)
a remnant, impression, or trace of an organism of past geologic ages that has been preserved in the earth's crust
fossils
noun(fossil)
a person whose views are outmoded : fogy
fossils
noun(fossil)
something (such as a theory) that has become rigidly fixed
fossils
noun(fossil)
a fossil usually with a narrow time range and wide spatial distribution that is used in the identification of related geologic formations
fossils
noun(fossil)
an organism (such as a horseshoe crab or a ginkgo tree) that has remained essentially unchanged from earlier geologic times and whose close relatives are usually extinct
fossils
noun(fossil)
a fossil (as of a dinosaur footprint) that shows the activity of an animal or plant but is not formed from the organism itself

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