fossiliferous

adjective

: containing fossils

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Alas, quarrying explosives had blown apart the fossiliferous layers of rock, splintering many of the bones. Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, 19 Dec. 2018 The material came from the famously fossiliferous Aust Cliff, and, like the Somerset specimen, is from the Late Triassic's Rhaetian Age, about 201-208 million years ago. Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, 9 Apr. 2018

Word History

First Known Use

1829, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of fossiliferous was in 1829

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“Fossiliferous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fossiliferous. Accessed 17 Feb. 2025.

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