fossil finds
Dug-up prehistoric remnants
Fossil finds are discoveries of preserved remains or traces of ancient organisms.
The phrase typically appears in news and scientific contexts when paleontologists unearth significant specimens: Recent fossil finds in Argentina have rewritten our understanding of dinosaur evolution.
A major fossil find might include bones, footprints, or preserved plant material.
- coprolitesFossilized animal excrement
- excavationAct of unearthing
- rock hammerTool for breaking stone
- paleontologyStudy of ancient organisms
- stratigraphyStudy of rock layers
geology · Burgess Shale · La Brea · Darwinian evolution · missing link · stromatolites · microfossils · petrified wood · radiometric dating · extinction events · tar pits · dig site · sedimentology · prospecting · Archaeopteryx · paleobotany · sieving · field jacket
- dinosaur topics
- fossilsdinosaur bones, ammonite, amber, ammonites, brachiopod
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