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fossiliferous
[ fos-uh-lif-er-uhs ]
fossiliferous
/ ˌfɒsɪˈlɪfərəs /
adjective
- (of sedimentary rocks) containing fossils
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Other Words From
- nonfos·sil·ifer·ous adjective
- unfos·sil·ifer·ous adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of fossiliferous1
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Example Sentences
Somebody has styled fossiliferous rocks 'monuments of the felicity of past ages.'
Now, the fossiliferous strata of our globe afford similar proofs of varying climatic and physical conditions.
The Upper Devonian is less fossiliferous, but contains some large trilobites, various marine shells, and some land-plants.
This survey has developed the older fossiliferous rocks, with a fullness and distinctness unknown elsewhere.
Above is the hard fossiliferous limestone, which is a base-bed in Western Palestine.
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