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ˌfɒs əˈlɪf ər əsfos·sil·if·er·ous

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. fossiliferousadjective

    bearing or containing fossils

    "fossiliferous strata"

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  1. fossiliferousadjective

    Containing fossils.

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  1. fossiliferous

    A fossil (from Classical Latin fossilis, lit. 'obtained by digging') is any preserved remains, impression, or trace of any once-living thing from a past geological age. Examples include bones, shells, exoskeletons, stone imprints of animals or microbes, objects preserved in amber, hair, petrified wood and DNA remnants. The totality of fossils is known as the fossil record. Paleontology is the study of fossils: their age, method of formation, and evolutionary significance. Specimens are usually considered to be fossils if they are over 10,000 years old. The oldest fossils are around 3.48 billion years old to 4.1 billion years old. The observation in the 19th century that certain fossils were associated with certain rock strata led to the recognition of a geological timescale and the relative ages of different fossils. The development of radiometric dating techniques in the early 20th century allowed scientists to quantitatively measure the absolute ages of rocks and the fossils they host. There are many processes that lead to fossilization, including permineralization, casts and molds, authigenic mineralization, replacement and recrystallization, adpression, carbonization, and bioimmuration. Fossils vary in size from one-micrometre (1 µm) bacteria to dinosaurs and trees, many meters long and weighing many tons. A fossil normally preserves only a portion of the deceased organism, usually that portion that was partially mineralized during life, such as the bones and teeth of vertebrates, or the chitinous or calcareous exoskeletons of invertebrates. Fossils may also consist of the marks left behind by the organism while it was alive, such as animal tracks or feces (coprolites). These types of fossil are called trace fossils or ichnofossils, as opposed to body fossils. Some fossils are biochemical and are called chemofossils or biosignatures.

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  1. fossiliferous

    Fossiliferous refers to rocks, sediments, or deposits that contain remains or traces of ancient life forms such as plants, animals, and microorganisms, commonly known as fossils.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Fossiliferousadjective

    containing or composed of fossils

  2. Etymology: [Fossil + -ferous.]

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of fossiliferous in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of fossiliferous in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

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