A substance dug from the earth.
The remains of an animal or plant found in stratified rocks. Most fossils belong to extinct species, but many of the later ones belong to species still living.
A plant or animal that has turned to stone
Coal, natural gas, and petroleum products (such as oil) formed from the decayed bodies of animals and plants that died millions of years ago.
The preserved remains or evidence of ancient organisms. Impressions of body forms or markings made by organisms may be preserved in rock, petrified bones, or wood.
Geologically preserved remains of an organism that lived in the past.
The remains, impression or cast of a prehistoric plant or animal, preserved in rock.
a trace of organic material which has been buried and permanently preserved by natural processes. A fossil may be a 'body' fossil; the preserved fossilized remains of an organism's skeleton or, more rarely, flesh; or a 'trace' fossil; preserved evidence of the presence of an organism such as an impression, tracks, borings or excremental material.
Any recognizable structure originating from an organism, or any impression from such a structure, that has been preserved over geological time.
A remnant, impression, or trace of an animal or plant from a former geologic time that has been preserved in the earth's crust. Fossilization – The process of becoming a fossil.
The remains of a formerly living organism which has been preserved by natural causes in rocks. It may be recognised merely by the impression, or mould, that it has made in the surrounding rocks.
Any evidence of past life. Bones, teeth, shells and plant material are the most obvious kinds of fossils, but burrows, trackways, footprints, molds and impressions are also considered fossils.
A fossil is any trace or remains of an ancient organism. Defined as key term in Introduction to Biology 2.3.8 Fossils help to reconstruct the history of life
The remains of something previously living which has been preserved in the ground or ice.
Remains of an organism; can be either body or trace fossils. Body fossils are remains of the body of an organism, such as a leaf or bone. Trace fossils record the presence of an organism, and can be tracks (such as footprints) or chemical in nature.
The remnant, or trace, of an ancient living organism that has been preserved in rock or sediment.
remnant, impression, or trace of an organism of past geologic age preserved in Earth's crust fungi (singular: fungus) eukaryotes such as yeasts, rusts, smuts, molds, mushrooms, and mildews
the remains or traces of any ancient organism.
The remains of a once-living organism that is typically older than 10,000 years. The remains are preserved in sedimentary rock, where the hard body parts, e.g. skeleton, teeth, or scales (and occasionally the soft body parts) are preserved in a number of ways through chemical interaction with the surrounding rock and groundwater. Trace fossils are fossils of the tracks, impressions and burrows made by organisms.
Any evidence of pre-existing life which is preserved in the earth's crust. In addition to the remains of entire, or parts of, organisms, fossils also include indirect evidence such as animal tracks and footprints, as well as the impression of leaves.
Remains, imprints or traces of an ancient organism that have been preserved in the rock record. Bones, shells, casts, tracks and excrement can all become fossils.
the remains of traces of animals and plants which have been preserved by natural processes in the earth's crust.
Remains of a once living creature or plant.
Animal or plant remains of a previous age embedded and preserved in rock. Rocks containing fossils are described as fossiliferous.
Any evidence of ancient life (more than 10,000 years old).
An impression, cast, outline, or track of any animal or plant that is preserved in rock after the original organic material is transformed or removed.
Any remains or traces of a once-living plant or animal preserved in rocks (arbitrarily excludes Recent remains); any evidence of ancient life. Also used to refer to any object that existed in the geologic past and for which evidence remains (for example, a fossil waterfall).
(FOS·sil). Any impression, remains, or trace of an animal or plant from the geological past. Fossils generally result from mineralization, in a process called fossilization, where mineral substances replace organic material in the remains of an organism.
The remains of animals that are preserved by Geological processes.
The remains or traces of animals or plants preserved in rocks or sediments.
Preserved remains of an organism, or the impressions left by it on the planet, captured in rocks as they formed.
the remains (or an impression) of a plant or animal that existed in a past geological age and that has been excavated from the soil
a feature preserved in a rock that indicates the presence of ancient life
a plant, insect, or animal that has been preserved in stone through the forces of nature
a preserved remain of ancient organisms
a rock-like copy of the original object, resulting from the replacement of minerals with those of the surrounding rock
a window into the history of our world, providing clues about plants and animals that lived thousands or millions of years ago
any print of an ancient animal that is formed into a rock
the remains or the evidence of a living thing
fuels: Remains of prehistoric plants and animals; examples include oil, gas and coal (see Non-renewable energy source).
Any preserved remains or trace of prehistoric organisms.
a remnant or impression of a plant or animal of a past geologic age preserved in the earth's crust.
Rock. An impression or cast of an animal or plant preserved in the rock after the original organic material is transformed or removed. Animals track may also become fossilized. The remains of ancient plants and animals.
The solidified imprint or remains of ancient plant or animal life.
(energy): produced from fuels from the Earth such as coal, oil and natural gas
Preserved (often petrified) remains of living things. These are what paleontologists study for evidence of life in the past.
The petrified remains of an organism
Any record of past life preserved in the crustal rocks. Examples of fossils are bones, shells and footprints.
trace of past life. Usually a bone, footprint, leaf, seed or insect preserved in rock. The science of how fossils form and how they are preserved is called taphonomy.
The remains of an organism of a past geologic age, such as a skeleton or leaf imprint.
the preserved remains or shape of an organism that once lived.
any evidence of past life; any remains of any once living organism preserved in the Earth's rocks
Any remains or traces of animals or plants that lived in the prehistoric past, whether bone, cast, track, imprint, pollen, or any other evidence of their existence.
A relic or impression of a plant or animal that existed in a past geological age.
The remains of a past plant, animal, or other living being, found preserved in the earthÂ's crust.
Ancient remains of plants and animals
Fossils are the recognizable remains, such as bones, shells, or leaves, or other evidence, such as tracks, burrows, or impressions, of past life on Earth.
remains or imprint from an ancient plant or animal
A remnant, impression, or trace of an animal or plant of past geological ages that has been preserved in the earth's crust. ( Introduction to paleontology)
Any remains, trace, or imprint of a plant or animal that has been preserved in the Earth's crust since some past geological or prehistoric time; loosely, any evidence of past life.
Remnant, impression or trace of an organism of past geologic ages that has been preserved in the Earth's crust.
1. The remains or traces of prehistoric life preserved in rocks of the Earth's crust. 2. Any evidence of past life.
remains or trace of a plant or animal preserved in a rock from some past, prehistoric time
The remains, or traces of an animal or plant that has been preserved from a previous geologic time period.
An imprint from the past in rock, be it a molded fossil, preserved original matter or a replacement fossil.
The remains or skeleton, or an impression of it, of a plant or animal that can be excavated from the earth.
The remains or traces of an animal or plant of a former time; e.g., trilobite.
(FOS il) The imprint or hardened remains of ancient flora or fauna preserved in rock or bogs.
it continues being the impression, or the sign of an animal or an old plant that has preserved themselves in the earth crust and is older than near 10,000 years.
the remains of a living thing, or direct evidence of its presence, preserved in rocks; usually only hard parts such as bones, teeth, and shells are preserved by burial or chemical change.
Hardened remains or traces of plant or animal life from a previous geological period preserved in the Earth's crust.
The word fossil comes from the Latin fossilis, meaning 'to be dug up', and it originally referred to anything buried. Now it is usually used only to describe the preserved remains of prehistoric organisms.
the remains of an ancient plant or animal
Fossils are the remains of plants and animals which lived on the Earth during the geological past and are now preserved in the rocks.
1. A possible remnant of ancient life, ancient being no more than 6,000 years old, with most being layed down during Noah's Flood 2. Possibly only apparent remnants that never actually were part of living things, planted by God or Satan to fool evolutionists.
Any evidence of past life, including remains, traces, imprints as well as life history artifacts. Examples of artifacts include fossilized bird's nests, bee hives, etc.
Fossils are mineralized impressions or casts of ancient animals and plants. Fossils have been found on every continent on Earth.
trace or remnant of organism from past geological age, embedded in rock or earth
the remains of an animal or plant preserved in a rock
A remnant or trace of an organism of a past geologic age, such as a skeleton or leaf imprint, embedded and preserved in the earth's crust (dictionary.com 2004).
The mineralized remains of any prehistoric life-form, especially those preserved in rock before the end of the lastice age.
animal or plant relics remaining in geologic beds.
the remains or the form of a plant or animal which has been burled and preserved for a long period of time in the rocks of the Earth's crust.
remains or traces of prehistoric animals or plants. The most common types consist of bones, carbon films, shells, molds, casts, and petrified wood.
something that has lasted from a living thing that died long ago. They can be body parts, that have turned into stone or animal tracks.
The hardened remains of a living thing.
The mineralized remains of a plant or animal. In creationist philosophy, any of a set of inconvenient objects whose existence should be ignored. John Ashcroft.
the impression of an ancient animal or plant left in a rock deposit, or the animal or plant itself
Remains of (or an impression made by) a plant or animal found in rocks
a remnant or impression of an organism that has been preserved in the earthís crust.
Formerly all minerals were called fossils, but the word is now restricted to express the remains of animals and plants found buried in the earth.
Preserved evidence of a dead organism (p.185-187).
Any evidence of life from a previous geological age (i.e., petrified bones, plant parts, and imprints).
Any remains, trace, or imprint of an organism that has been preserved in the Earth's crust.
Fossils are the remains of ancient animals and plants, the traces or impressions of living things from past geologic ages, or the traces of their activities. Fossils can be used to make beautiful jewelry. Fossils came in many different mineral and organic forms, including plain-looking rocks, marble-like casts of ancient animals, opals, and amber (fossilized tree resin).
n: A remnant, impression, mineralized mold, amber encasement, or other trace of a once-living organism. Technically, anything that once lived and has been permanently preserved is a fossil, but the most common usage implies great age. This common usage of fossil generally refers to the mineralized remains or impressions, preserved in stone (almost always sedimentary rock), of extinct organisms from past geologic ages.
Fossils (from Latin fossus, literally "having been dug up") are the mineralized or otherwise preserved remains or traces (such as footprints) of animals, plants, and other organisms. The totality of fossils and their placement in fossiliferous (fossil-containing) rock formations and sedimentary layers (strata) is known as the fossil record. The study of fossils across geological time, how they were formed, and the evolutionary relationships between taxa (phylogeny) are some of the most important functions of the science of paleontology.
