Definition of Subfossil

1. Adjective. Partially fossilized. ¹

2. Noun. A partially fossilized organism. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Subfossil

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Subfossil

subfloor
subflooring
subfloors
subfluid
subfolder
subfolders
subfoliate
subfont
subfonts
subformat
subformats
subformula
subformulae
subformulas
subfornical
subfossil (current term)
subfossils
subfoveal
subfraction
subfractionation
subfractions
subframe
subframes
subfreezing
subfulgent
subfunction
subfunctionalization
subfunctionalizations
subfunctions
subfund

Literary usage of Subfossil

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Explorations in Turkestan, Expedition of 1904: Prehistoric Civilizations of by Raphael Pumpelly (1908)
"FOSSIL AND subfossil HORSES AND THEIR CHARACTERISTICS.* I will not attempt here to trace the connection of the Equidae of the later and middle Tertiary ..."

2. Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal, Exhibiting a View of the Progressive by Robert Jameson, Sir William Jardine, Henry D Rogers (1838)
"... OH the subfossil Shells of ... —Professor Philipi of Berlin, has lately published a memoir on the subfossil marine shells of ..."

3. The Marine Mammals in the Anatomical Museum of the University of Edinburgh by William Turner (1912)
"Fossil and subfossil specimens. 1. ... subfossil, much injured; approximate length 9 feet 2 inches, greatest breadth 4 feet 6 inches; outer edge of maxilla ..."

4. The Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal (1838)
"—Professor Philipi of Berlin, has lately published a memoir on the subfossil marine shells of ... subfossil ..."

5. Proceedings by Zoological Society of London (1856)
"*Helix pulchella, small var., subfossil. ... Jamu hills ; Islamabad, Kashmir (also Ceylon and Malacca). nanus, Benson ; subfossil. ..."

6. The Zoological Record ...: Being Records of Zoological Literature by Zoological Record Association (London, England), Zoological Society of London (1874)
"Helix (Macularia) adonis and efferata, spp. nn., Gomera, subfossil, id. ibid. pp. 71 & 72, pi. 5. figs. 1 & 2 (Pfeiffer, lc pi. 125). Helix (Iberus? ..."

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