subfossil
Noun
Meaning
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subfossil (plural subfossils)
A partially fossilized organism
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Subfossil remains show the dodo was about convert tall and may have weighed convert.
Philip Burnard Ayres found the first subfossil bones in 1860, which were sent to Richard Owen at the British Museum, who did not publish the findings.
Subfossil copal can be distinguished from genuine fossil amber because it becomes tacky when a drop of a solvent such as acetone or chloroform is placed on it.
Since then, a large amount of subfossil material has been collected on Mauritius, mostly from the Mare aux Songes swamp.
"Patterns Of Dental Macrowear In Subfossil Lemur catta From Ankilitelo Cave, Madagascar: Indications Of Ecology And Habitat Use Over Time."