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fossil record

NOUN
trace fossil
Synonyms
WEAK
fossil footprint index fossil zone fossil

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By examining the fossil record, the researchers found that sponge spicules become more mineralized over time.

From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2026

"A little cluster of stomach stones, with two leg bones sticking out indicates that the animal was not fully pulled apart before it has hit the fossil record," Clarke said.

From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 2026

Purgatorius, a small mammal about the size of a shrew, appears in the fossil record shortly after the dinosaurs went extinct around 65.9 million years ago.

From Science Daily • Mar. 3, 2026

This adaptation appears repeatedly in the fossil record among fish eating animals, including aquatic ichthyosaurs, semi aquatic crocodile and flying pterosaurs.

From Science Daily • Feb. 23, 2026

The fossil record speaks to us unambiguously of creatures that once were present in enormous numbers and that have now vanished utterly.'

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan