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Definition of Microfossil
1. Noun. A fossil that must be studied microscopically.
Definition of Microfossil
1. Noun. any microscopic fossil, such as that of a pollen grain ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Microfossil
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Microfossil
Literary usage of Microfossil
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Landscape Archaeology in Southern Epirus, Greece 1 by James Wiseman (2003)
"The first microfossil assemblage is characteristic of shallow, ... microfossil
identifications and paleoecological interpretations based on the assemblages ..."
2. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
""Pre-Pleistocene" workers tend to crop photomicrographs by cutting closely around
the outline of the microfossil. The contrast that one perceives then ..."
3. Permafrost: North American Contribution [to The] Second International by Building Research Advisory Board Staff (1973)
"Evidence microfossil FAUNA Observations in this section are preliminary and were
prepared by Dr. Ruth AM Schmidt, geologist, Anchorage, Alaska. ..."
4. The Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science by Iowa Academy of Science (1890)
"THE microfossil SUCCESSION IN A BOG IN NORTHERN WISCONSIN ELEANOR GALLOWAY A
stratigraphical and statistical study was made of the micro- fossils in the ..."