fossiliferous
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- adjective
- /ˌfɑːsəˈlɪfərəs/
- Specialized
- The cliff is made of fossiliferous rock, revealing many ancient sea creatures trapped inside.
Examples
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For example, fossiliferous sediments may indicate the distribution of warm- and cold-loving species.
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This is the 21st century, not the 20th in which the fossiliferous GOP languishes.
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A a new word I learned what specific fossiliferous site contains would have been dated to be the earliest fossilized remains of life.
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That black shale with fossils was indeed most likely Shublik, which is highly fossiliferous.
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The assembled were privy to the first public display of a photo taken the night before of a Shublik formation core break—shiny, black, and highly fossiliferous.
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On the other hand, it is also plausible that the average global temperature was exceedingly hot and that the fossiliferous sedimentary rocks dated to 3.8 billion years ago were deposited in what were temperate or polar regions at the time.
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During our hike, we discovered a fossiliferous layer rich in fossils from the Jurassic period.
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The museum displayed samples of fossiliferous sediment, demonstrating the history of life on Earth.
Synonyms
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Containing old bones in rock or soil
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Fossiliferous starts with fossil and ends with -ferous, a part that means 'bearing' or 'carrying', just like coniferous means 'cone-bearing'. So fossiliferous describes rock that 'bears' or contains fossils.