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Synonyms for index fossil in English

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index fossil:
- guide fossil; index fossil

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Detailed Synonyms for index fossil in English

index fossil:

index fossil [the ~] noun

the index fossil

– a fossil known to have lived in a particular geologic age that can be used to date the rock layer in which it is found ¹
the guide fossil; the index fossil
– a fossil known to have lived in a particular geologic age that can be used to date the rock layer in which it is found ¹
- guide fossil [the ~] noun
- index fossil [the ~] noun

Alternate Synonyms for "index fossil":

guide fossil; fossil

Related Definitions for "index fossil":

a fossil known to have lived in a particular geologic age that can be used to date the rock layer in which it is found¹

Related Synonyms for index fossil

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