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fossils

NOUN

organic remains of a previous time

Synonyms

STRONGEST

relic skeleton specimen trace

STRONG

deposit eolith impression neolith paleolith petrifaction reconstruction

Example Sentences

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Most T. proriger fossils have been found in Kansas and date to roughly 84 million years ago, while the new species primarily lived in what is now Texas about 80 million years ago.

From Science Daily • May 23, 2026

The 2025 Nature study reported Homo fossils at 2.78 and 2.59 million years ago, along with Australopithecus at 2.63 million years ago.

From Science Daily • May 16, 2026

"More fossils will help us tell the story of what happened to our ancestors a long time ago -- but because we're the survivors we know that it happened to us."

From Science Daily • May 16, 2026

A team of researchers from the UK and Thailand identified the species from fossils found beside a pond in north-eastern Thailand a decade ago.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

“Doesn’t it remind you of the fossils on display at the Children’s Museum in Indy?”

From "The Season of Styx Malone" by Kekla Magoon