macrofossil
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English
Etymology
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɒsəl
Noun
macrofossil (plural macrofossils)
- (paleontology) Any fossil large enough to be examined without a microscope.
- 2017 January 9, Dan Garner, Hillforts of the Cheshire Ridge, Archaeopress Publishing Ltd, →ISBN, page 253:
- The only other identifiable plant macrofossil present was a nutlet of club-rush that was morphologically most similar to grey club-rush (Schoenoplectus cf tabernaemontani). This form of club-rush is most often found near the sea, although it also grows in marshes and dune-slacks.