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mold fossil

mold fossil noun: 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.

Noun

mold fossil (plural mold fossils)

  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.

Forms of mold fossil

pluralmold fossils

Questions about mold fossil

What does mold fossil mean?
Mold fossil means 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.
What part of speech is mold fossil?
Mold fossil is a noun.
What is the plural of mold fossil?
The plural of mold fossil is mold fossils.

Words near mold fossil in the dictionary

  1. Molcan
  2. Molchan
  3. mold
  4. mold box
  5. mold boxes
  6. mold fossil
  7. mold fossils
  8. mold loft
  9. mold lofts
  10. mold-breaking
  11. Mold.

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