- microfossil
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microfossil
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microfossil — [mī΄krō fäs′əl] n. a fossilized microorganism or other microscopic fossil … English World dictionary
microfossil — noun a fossil that must be studied microscopically • Hypernyms: ↑fossil * * * microfossil, fracture, fracturing, gamete see micro 1 … Useful english dictionary
microfossil — noun Date: 1924 a fossil that can be studied only microscopically and that may be either a fragment of a larger organism or an entire minute organism … New Collegiate Dictionary
microfossil — /muy kroh fos il/, n. a fossil so small that it can be studied and identified only with a microscope. Cf. macrofossil. [1920 25; MICRO + FOSSIL] * * * … Universalium
microfossil — noun any microscopic fossil, such as that of a pollen grain … Wiktionary
microfossil — noun a fossil that can only be seen with a microscope … English new terms dictionary
microfossil — mi•cro•fos•sil [[t]ˌmaɪ kroʊˈfɒs ɪl[/t]] n. pal a fossil so small that it can be studied and identified only with a microscope • Etymology: 1920–25 … From formal English to slang
Micropaleontology — Fusulinid (Triticites) from the Plattsmouth Chert, Red Oak, Iowa (Permian). Micropaleontology (also sometimes spelled as micropalaeontology) is the branch of paleontology that studies microfossils. Contents … Wikipedia
Nong Han Kumphawapi Lake — Location Udon Thani Province, Thailand Coordinates 17°10′N 103 … Wikipedia
Paleobiology — (sometimes spelled palaeobiology) is a growing and comparatively new discipline which combines the methods and findings of the natural science biology with the methods and findings of the earth science paleontology. It is occasionally referred to … Wikipedia
