fossiliferous
adjective
fos·sil·if·er·ous
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Definition of fossiliferous
: containing fossils
Examples of fossiliferous in a Sentence
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Brian Switek Brian is a freelance science writer and author of fossiliferous books such as My Beloved Brontosaurus. — Brian Switek, Scientific American, "Bone Up On What's Inside You," 25 June 2019 Soak Up the Past Among its other bona fides, Wyoming is one of the most fossiliferous places on the planet. — Sunset, "Living in the West: The Best of Cowboy Country," 22 Jan. 2018 From the fossiliferous wealth held in the 6.2 million-year-old sediment of the Shuitangba coal mine in Yunnan, China, a team of Chinese and American scientists have now described Siamogale melilutra. — Brian Switek, Smithsonian, "You Wouldn’t Want to Cuddle This Giant Prehistoric Otter With a Crushing Bite," 23 Jan. 2017 Brian Switek Brian is a freelance science writer and author of fossiliferous books such as My Beloved Brontosaurus. — Brian Switek, Scientific American Blog Network, "Nothing but the Tooth," 10 July 2017 From the fossiliferous wealth held in the 6.2 million-year-old sediment of the Shuitangba coal mine in Yunnan, China, a team of Chinese and American scientists have now described Siamogale melilutra. — Brian Switek, Smithsonian, "You Wouldn’t Want to Cuddle This Giant Prehistoric Otter With a Crushing Bite," 23 Jan. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'fossiliferous.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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