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index fossils

index fossils is the plural of index fossil.

Meaning of index fossil

Noun

index fossil (plural index fossils)

  1. Any ancient remains of a plant or animal that lived during a specific geological period and that can be used to date the containing rocks.

Questions about index fossils

What is index fossils the plural of?
Index fossils is the plural of index fossil.

Words near index fossils in the dictionary

  1. index digit
  2. index digits
  3. index finger
  4. index fingers
  5. index fossil
  6. index fossils
  7. index fund
  8. index funds
  9. index of refraction
  10. index of suspicion
  11. index patient

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