mold fossil

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A fossil formed when sediment fills the inside or covers the outside of a dead organism and the organism's remains do not persist, leaving just the shape and texture of the rock to indicate the organic material that was there.

Word forms

mold fossil mold fossils

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