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macrofossil

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mac⋅ro⋅fos⋅sil

  [mak-ruh-fos-il]
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–noun
a fossil large enough to be studied and identified without the use of a microscope.
Compare microfossil.

Origin:
1935–40; macro- + fossil
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mac·ro·fos·sil   (māk'rō-fŏs'əl)   
n.  A fossil large enough to be examined without a microscope.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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