fossils

NOUN

organic remains of a previous time

Synonyms

STRONGEST

relic skeleton specimen trace

STRONG

deposit eolith impression neolith paleolith petrifaction reconstruction

Example Sentences

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Fossils rarely survive in hot, humid environments, and dense vegetation makes excavations challenging.

From Science Daily • May 20, 2026

According to UK Fossils, Suffolk is "well known" for its fossils from the Pleistocene era - also known as the Great Ice Age - including those belonging to mammoths.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

Fossils from this region include the earliest complete remains of jawed fishes closely related to modern sharks.

From Science Daily • Jan. 11, 2026

In 2019, for example, the National Museum of Natural History unveiled a new $110 million Hall of Fossils.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 3, 2025

Fossils of these ancients have been found dating from the Cretaceous era while in the Eocene and Miocene they were spread over England and Europe and America.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck