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Collecting fossils to study, collect or sell
Fossil collecting (sometimes, in a non-scientific sense, fossil hunting) is the collection of the fossils for scientific study, hobby, or profit. Fossil
Fossil_collecting
1993 novel by Robert J. Sawyer
Fossil Hunter is a novel written by Canadian science fiction author Robert J. Sawyer. The sequel to Far-Seer, it is the second book of the Quintaglio
Fossil_Hunter
Dinosaur fossil with skin preserved
1911 for an Edmontosaurus specimen (AMNH 5060) discovered in 1908 by fossil hunter Charles Hazelius Sternberg and his three sons in Wyoming, US. The term
Dinosaur_mummy
English fossil collector and palaeontologist (1799–1847)
an English fossil collector, dealer, and palaeontologist. She became known internationally for her discoveries in Jurassic marine fossil beds in the
Mary_Anning
Scottish fossil hunter
Stan Wood was a self-taught fossil hunter known for his significant palaeontological discoveries at scale and is arguably most celebrated for refocusing
Stan_Wood_(fossil_hunter)
Historian of folk science (born 1946)
Gizmodo, The Conversation, and Foreign Affairs. Her books The First Fossil Hunters and Fossil Legends of the First Americans were both praised in Central Connecticut
Adrienne_Mayor
19th-century period of competitive fossil hunting
their own expeditions and to procure services and dinosaur bones from fossil hunters. By the end of the Bone Wars, both men had exhausted their funds in
Bone_Wars
Coastal town in Dorset, England
historical novel Remarkable Creatures by Tracy Chevalier, of which fossil hunter Mary Anning is a protagonist. Lyme Regis is the setting and filming
Lyme_Regis
Fossilized feces
study of coprolites in Japan was pioneered by Michiko Chiura. British fossil hunter Mary Anning noticed as early as 1824 that "bezoar stones" were often
Coprolite
Kenyan conservationist (1944–2022)
Retrieved 28 May 2020. "Richard Leakey, trailblazing conservationist and fossil hunter, dies at 77". Science. 2 January 2022. Archived from the original on
Richard_Leakey
to increase their profit, fossil hunters and dealers occasionally sell slab and counter slab separately. A reptile fossil also found in Liaoning was
Compression_fossil
Statue in Lyme Regis, Dorset, England
Addley, E. (16 December 2019). "Hopes rise for statue of pioneering fossil hunter Mary Anning". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 23 September
Statue_of_Mary_Anning
Science Fiction Novel Series
years prior to the story. The series consists of three books: Far-Seer, Fossil Hunter, and Foreigner. The Quintaglio are a fictional species of sapient theropods
Quintaglio_Ascension_Trilogy
British palaeontologist
friendship with the well known fossil hunter Mary Anning. She was well known in geological circles for her knowledge of fossil fish as well as her extensive
Elizabeth_Philpot
Kenyan paleontologist and curator (1938–2022)
Kenya's oldest fossil hunter Kamoya Kimeu". The EastAfrican. Retrieved 19 July 2021. Risen, Clay (11 August 2022). "Kamoya Kimeu, Fossil-Hunting 'Legend' in
Kamoya_Kimeu
American paleontologist (1850–1943)
of a Fossil Hunter" (1909) and "Hunting Dinosaurs in the Badlands of the Red Deer River, Alberta, Canada: A Sequel to The Life of a Fossil Hunter" (1917)
Charles_Hazelius_Sternberg
Toy line
aboard the International Space Station during the Principia Mission. Fossil Hunter Lottie was created in partnership with "TrowelBlazers". TrowelBlazers
Lottie_Dolls
1992 novel by Robert J. Sawyer
of the Quintaglio Ascension Trilogy, and is followed by two sequels: Fossil Hunter and Foreigner. The book depicts an Earth-like world on a moon which
Far-Seer
Painting by Edwin Dickinson
The Fossil Hunters is a painting by the American artist Edwin Dickinson (1891–1978). Painted in 1926–28, it was the largest painting he had done at the
The_Fossil_Hunters
American paleontologist (1873–1963)
Tyrannosaurus during a career that made him one of the most famous fossil hunters working from the late Victorian era into the early 20th century. Barnum
Barnum_Brown
Exceptionally well-preserved fossil in the American Museum of Natural History
hadrosaurid ("duck-billed dinosaur"). The mummy was found and excavated by fossil hunter Charles Hazelius Sternberg and his three sons in the Lance Formation
Edmontosaurus_mummy_AMNH_5060
Canadian science fiction writer (born 1960)
consciousnesses explored in a Michigan probate court; and Golden Fleece, Fossil Hunter, The Terminal Experiment, Frameshift, Flashforward, and Red Planet Blues
Robert_J._Sawyer
American paleontologist
renown fossil hunter accepts award of excellence in Manitoba | Watch News Videos Online". Global News. Retrieved 2018-04-29. "Dig Deep: Renowned Fossil Hunter
Mary_Higby_Schweitzer
American author and engineer (born 1943)
February 19, 2022. Retrieved January 15, 2024. At home on the range: Fossil hunter Homer Hickam sets mystery in ranchlands https://missoulian
Homer_Hickam
Extinct giant shark species
developed by fossil hunter Vito Bertucci contains a tooth whose maximum height is reportedly over 18 centimeters (7 in). The most common fossils of megalodon
Megalodon
Dinosaur fossil in the Senckenberg Museum, Frankfurt
positive relief (protruding up from the surface). The mummy was found by fossil hunter Charles Sternberg and his sons, who sold their numerous finds to museums
Edmontosaurus mummy SMF R 4036
Edmontosaurus_mummy_SMF_R_4036
American astronomer (born 1984)
David O. Rankin (born 1984) is an American astronomer, fossil hunter, and discoverer of asteroids. He works as an R&D Operations Engineer at the Catalina
David_Rankin_(astronomer)
1994 novel by Robert J. Sawyer
final book of the Quintaglio Ascension Trilogy, following Far-Seer and Fossil Hunter. The book depicts an Earth-like world on a moon which orbits a gas giant
Foreigner_(Sawyer_novel)
Class of extinct, Paleozoic arthropods
prized as inkstones and decorative pieces. In the New World, American fossil hunters found plentiful deposits of Elrathia kingi in western Utah in the 1860s
Trilobite
American paleontologist
(October 11, 1861 – July 3, 1904) was an American paleontologist and fossil hunter known as the "king of collectors" and best known for discovering Torosaurus
John_Bell_Hatcher
Japanese fossil hunter (born 1969)
fossil collector and science writer. He is an external researcher at the Osaka Museum of Natural History. He is known as the "Salaryman Fossil Hunter"
Satoshi_Utsunomiya
2020 film by Francis Lee
"'Ammonite' Is Historical Fan Fiction About the World's First Great Fossil Hunter". Smithsonian Magazine. "Behind a lesbian furore over a famous paleontologist
Ammonite_(film)
Mountain in the state of Utah
location with rockhounds and fossil hunters because of the variety and abundance of Ordovician fossils found on it. Fossil Mountain has also been the site
Fossil_Mountain_(Utah)
American dinosaur dealer
Peter Lars Larson (born 1952) is an American commercial fossil collector and researcher who is head of the Black Hills Institute of Geological Research
Peter_Larson
Paleoanthropological site near Johannesburg, South Africa
express purpose of discovering more fossil hominin sites. Cavers Rick Hunter and Steven Tucker discovered hominid fossils in a previously unexplored area
Cradle_of_Humankind
American journalist and author
published several books, mostly biographies of remarkable women. The Fossil Hunter (2009) was published by Macmillan. This is about the notable English
Shelley_Emling
American British bioarchaeologist
2015, TrowelBlazers worked with the toy company Arklu to develop the Fossil Hunter Lottie Doll, which is now sold all over the world. In 2016, TrowelBlazes
Brenna_Hassett
Extinct genus of xenarthran mammals
Osborn in 1903. Another species, G. cylindricum, was named in 1912 by fossil hunter Barnum Brown on the basis of a partial skeleton that had been unearthed
Glyptotherium
Legendary creature
fraught with danger for early human ancestors. In her book The First Fossil Hunters: Dinosaurs, Mammoths, and Myth in Greek and Roman Times (2000), Adrienne
Dragon
The following tables give an overview of notable finds of homini fossils and remains relating to human evolution, beginning with the formation of the
List of human evolution fossils
List_of_human_evolution_fossils
Welsh palaeontologist and archaeozoologist (1878–1951)
In her biography Discovering Dorothea: the Life of the Pioneering Fossil-Hunter Dorothea Bate, Karolyn Shindler describes Bate as "witty, acerbic, clever
Dorothea_Bate
Fossil Museum in England
independent fossil museum located in the village of Kimmeridge, Dorset, England. It is based on the lifetime collection of Steve Etches, a fossil hunter for whom
The_Etches_Collection
American painter (1891–1978)
Dickinson married Frances "Pat" Foley, shortly after the completion of The Fossil Hunters, an 8-foot-high (2.4 m) painting on which he spent 192 sittings and
Edwin_Dickinson
Extinct clade of armored dinosaurs
would, together with French fossils, be partly renamed Lexovisaurus and Loricatosaurus. In 1877, Arthur Lakes, a fossil hunter working for Professor Othniel
Stegosauria
English academic, TV presenter and author
royalsociety.org. Retrieved 1 September 2020. "Mary Anning: Lyme Regis fossil hunter's statue unveiled". BBC News. 22 May 2022. Retrieved 25 May 2022. "PRESS
Alice_Roberts
German-American writer and translator (1864–1956)
Director of the old Washington Park Zoo in Milwaukee, a geologist, fossil hunter, and artist. Ernest was born in what was then Soldin, Brandenburg, Kingdom
Ernest_Untermann
Extinct genus of animals
The specific name "floundersi" refers to amateur South Australian fossil hunter Ben Flounders. Spriggina ovata has now been moved into its own genus
Spriggina
Surname list
professor Léa Linster (born 1955), Luxembourgish chef Wes Linster, fossil hunter who discovered the Bambiraptor skeleton This page lists people with
Linster
Canadian fossil hunter
Wendy J. Sloboda (born 1968) is a Canadian fossil hunter from Warner, Alberta. She has made fossil discoveries of dinosaurs and other extinct animals
Wendy_Sloboda
South African fossil hunter and preparator (1933–2020)
South African fossil hunter and preparator who worked at the National Museum, Bloemfontein. He discovered the holotypes for several new fossil species, and
John_Nyaphuli
work titled "Duria Antiquior", meaning "A More Ancient Dorset" for fossil hunter Mary Anning. This work, which prominently features plesiosaurs, has
Timeline of plesiosaur research
Timeline_of_plesiosaur_research
Extinct genus of reptiles
Fragmentary fossil remains of the animal were discovered by an amateur fossil hunter in 1959 and were subsequently donated to a museum, but it was not until
Dearcmhara
Protected area in Clwyd, Wales
you could become a fossil hunter in Brymbo's 300 million year old forest". The Leader. 2019-01-16. Retrieved 2023-08-01. "Brymbo Fossil Forest | Brymbo Heritage
Brymbo_Fossil_Forest
Cliff in Nova Scotia, Canada
that form large sections of the cliffs. On April 10, 1984, veteran fossil hunter and amateur geologist, Eldon George, made a discovery that drew the
Wasson_Bluff
1860 painting by William Dyce
popular place for fossil hunters. The painting depicts Dyce's wife and her two sisters in the act of collecting shells and fossils on the beach. The white
Pegwell Bay, Kent – a Recollection of October 5th 1858
Pegwell_Bay,_Kent_–_a_Recollection_of_October_5th_1858
1854 sculpture series in Crystal Palace Park, London, United Kingdom
reputation of the Crystal Palace models declined. In 1895, the American fossil hunter Othniel Charles Marsh scorned the dinosaurs' friends as doing them a
Crystal_Palace_Dinosaurs
Underwater archaeological site
Manasota Key, near Venice, Florida. The site was found in 2016 by a fossil hunter, who reported possible human remains. Archaeologists examined the site
Manasota_Key_Offshore
Museum in South Kensington, London
Wayback Machine of Discovering Dorothea: the Life of the Pioneering Fossil-Hunter Dorothea Bate by Karolyn Shindler at ucl.ac.uk (accessed 23 November
Natural History Museum, London
Natural_History_Museum,_London
Epic poem attributed to Homer
The Odyssey of Homer. Harper & Row. Mayor, Adrienne (2000). The First Fossil Hunters: Paleontology in Greek and Roman Times. Princeton University Press.
Odyssey
1989 English TV series or programme
subject is undiminished. With the help of expert palaeontologists, fossil hunters and (for the time) modern animation techniques, Attenborough attempts
Lost_Worlds,_Vanished_Lives
Protected area mostly in South West England
from the original on 31 August 2021. "'Part-time adventurers': amateur fossil hunters get record haul in Cotswolds". The Guardian. 20 July 2021. Retrieved
Cotswolds
Carcharodontosaurid dinosaur genus from the late Cretaceous period
fed on juvenile sauropod dinosaurs. In 1993, the amateur Argentine fossil hunter Rubén Darío Carolini [es] discovered the tibia (lower leg bone) of a
Giganotosaurus
Tribe of giants in the Odyssey
Odyssey's Laestrygonians?". 2 June 2014. Adrienne Mayor, The First Fossil Hunters, p. 201, citing Thucydides. Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian
Laestrygonians
Island in the Tyrrhenian Sea, Italy
Retrieved 19 February 2021. See discussion in, e.g., A. Mayor, *The First Fossil Hunters* (2000). Strabo, Geography, 5.4.9 Fiori, Pamela. "Italy's Pleasure Island
Capri
Day of the year
Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 24 February 2020. "Mary Anning | English fossil hunter and anatomist". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
May_21
Extinct genus of marine squamate reptiles
aggressive, evidenced by fossils with injuries inflicted by another of their own kind. Such remains were frequently reported by fossil hunters during the late
Tylosaurus
Genus of Late Cretaceous dinosaur
1820, was collected in 1888 from the Lance Formation of Wyoming by fossil hunter John Bell Hatcher, but Marsh initially described this specimen as another
Triceratops
Fossils and ancient bones used as medicine
of fossil bones came through Chinese ports. Searching Chinese pharmacies for new fossil specimens was "an established stratagem of fossil-hunters in the
Long_gu
Extinct genus of echinoderm
honour of Egon "Steve" Eckardt, a well known fossil hunter that excavated a majority of the echinoderm fossils from the type locality that also contained
Eckardtaster
Studies of an extinct aquatic reptile
can be seen in the famous fossil collector Charles Hazelius Sternberg's 1889 fictional narrative The Young Fossil Hunters: A True Story of Western Exploration
Research history of Tylosaurus
Research_history_of_Tylosaurus
Myth in which a great flood destroys civilization
1080/15564890600586283. ISSN 1556-4894. Mayor, Adrienne (2011). The First Fossil Hunters: Paleontology in Greek and Roman Times: with a new introduction by the
Flood_myth
Study of organic evolution using fossils
ISBN 0-07-366170-8 and ISBN 978-0-07-366170-4. An acclaimed book for the novice fossil-hunter and young adults. Mark Ridley, ed. (2004). Evolution. Oxford, England:
Paleobiology
Extinct genus of mammals
Karolyn Shindler (2005). Discovering Dorothea: The Life of the Pioneering Fossil-Hunter Dorothea Bate. HarperCollins. ISBN 978-0-00-257138-8. Lalueza-Fox; et al
Myotragus
Reservoir in Texas, United States
Recreation U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Hunting at Grapevine Lake "Fossil Hunter, and His 95-Million-Year-Old Bird, Land at New Perot Museum". November
Grapevine_Lake
Fossil park in West Bengal, India
attracted fossil hunters from far and wide. To prevent the vandalism and theft of fossils the forest department decided to convert the area into a fossil park
Amkhoi_Fossil_Park
American paleontologist (born 1982/83)
for its dinosaur fossils. As a child he roamed the Badlands collecting fossils. He started a business escorting visiting fossil hunters around the area
Tyler_Lyson
Extinct genus of pterobranch
10.024. PMID 37935193. Shelton, Jim (2023-11-06). "The last turn of 'Ezekiel's Wheel' honors a Yale-affiliated fossil hunter". Retrieved 2024-04-22.
Rotaciurca
Species of lizard
is a Latinization of the surname of Franz Sikora [de], an Austrian fossil-hunter and explorer of Madagascar. The species was first described by German
Uroplatus_sikorae
River in the United States of America
known as the Bone Valley. The Peace River is a popular destination for fossil hunters who dig and sift the river gravel for fossilized shark teeth and prehistoric
Peace_River_(Florida)
List of scientists who are Christians
December 2005. Retrieved 29 November 2005. Emling, Shelley (2009). The Fossil Hunter: Dinosaurs, Evolution, and the Woman whose Discoveries Changed the World
List of Christians in science and technology
List_of_Christians_in_science_and_technology
Genus of pterosaur of the Late Cretaceous
University of Oklahoma Press, 285 pp. Sternberg, C. H. 1990. The life of a fossil hunter, Indiana University Press, 286 pp. (Originally published in 1909 by
Pteranodon
One-eyed giants in Greek and Roman mythology
Penguin, 2003. ISBN 0-670-03110-0. Mayor, Adrienne (2011), The First Fossil Hunters: Dinosaurs, Mammoths, and Myth in Greek and Roman Times, Princeton University
Cyclopes
and collected fossils with Professor William Reed, curator of the University of Wyoming museum. His father was also a keen fossil hunter, collecting 70
Samuel_Howell_Knight
Tyrannosaurus rex specimen
farmer Lige M. Murray, fifty kilometres south of Jordan, Montana. Local fossil hunter Clayton "Dino Cowboy" Phipps confirmed that it was a tyrannosaur skeleton
Trix_(dinosaur)
Extinct sawfish genus
known from a single species, A. wiffeni named for the late prominent fossil hunter Joan Wiffen. This species is currently known only from rostral teeth
Australopristis
Mountain pass in the Dzungarian Alatau range
in North-West Mongolia p415 Adrienne Mayor, Peter Dodson, The first fossil hunters: paleontology in Greek and Roman times, Princeton University Press,
Dzungarian_Gate
Extinct genus of reptiles
skeleton of Plesiosaurus was discovered by early paleontologist and fossil hunter Mary Anning in Sinemurian (Early Jurassic)-age rocks of the lower Lias
Plesiosaurus
2015 American documentary film
Sciences) Lee R. Berger (University of the Witwatersrand) Pedro Boshoff (fossil hunter) Steven Churchill (Duke University) Viktor Deak (paleo-artist) Marina
Dawn_of_Humanity
Provincial park in Alberta, Canada
with the goal of protecting the fossil beds, the first warden was Roy Fowler (1902–1975), a farmer and amateur fossil hunter. The park was established as
Dinosaur_Provincial_Park
measured 11.9 m (39 ft), only slightly shorter than Sue. On 7 July 2013, fossil hunter Robert Detrich of Wichita, Kansas, unearthed the remains of what is
Specimens_of_Tyrannosaurus
English geologist
documentary that accompanied it, Attenborough's Journey. Attenborough, a keen fossil hunter as a boy, mentioned that he attended Wyggeston a few years prior to
Roger_Mason_(geologist)
Ethiopian paleoanthropologist (born 1961)
or UK public library membership required.) Mangels, John (2004-07). Fossil Hunter Transcripts. The Plain Dealer, July 2004. Retrieved on 2014-09-12 from
Yohannes_Haile-Selassie
Water-dwelling entity that supposedly lives in the Congo River Basin
Prothero, Donald R. (2015). The Story of Life in 25 Fossils: Tales of Intrepid Fossil Hunters and the Wonders of Evolution. Columbia University Press
Mokele-mbembe
Phrase intentionally difficult to articulate properly
original on 21 May 2009. Retrieved 13 March 2010. Shelley Emmling. "The Fossil Hunter". Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 9 December
Tongue_twister
of fossils in the area has drawn the attention of amateur and professional fossil hunters. This location in particular is home to the amateur fossil collecting
Maysville_roadcut
timeline of pterosaur research is a chronologically ordered list of important fossil discoveries, controversies of interpretation, and taxonomic revisions of
Timeline of pterosaur research
Timeline_of_pterosaur_research
Preserved organic remains large enough to be visible without a microscope
substantial magnification for evaluation by fossil-hunters or professional paleontologists. As a result, most fossils observed in the field and most specimens
Macrofossil
MPC · 3918 3919 Maryanning 1984 DS Mary Anning (1799–1847), English fossil hunter MPC · 3919 3920 Aubignan 1948 WF Aubignan, village in southeastern France
Meanings of minor-planet names: 3001–4000
Meanings_of_minor-planet_names:_3001–4000
Anatomically modern human genetic lineage identified in 2015
Caucasus hunter-gatherer (CHG), also called Satsurblia cluster, is an anatomically modern human genetic lineage, first identified in a 2015 study, based
Caucasus_hunter-gatherer
Swiss-American naturalist (1807–1873)
115, no. 3. pp. 144–171. PMID 11616944. Emling, Shelley (2009). The Fossil Hunter: Dinosaurs, Evolution, and the Woman whose Discoveries Changed the World
Louis_Agassiz
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English
English : habitational name for someone from Gadshill in Kent, either of two places called Godshill in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, or Godsell Farm in Wiltshire, which were all originally named Godeshyll ‘God’s hill’.
Boy/Male
English American
Divine spear; God's spear. Famous Bearer: poet Oscar Wilde (1854-1900), who was put on trial...
Boy/Male
Arabic
Clever
Boy/Male
German Latin
Abbreviation of Alfonso.
Boy/Male
Australian
Brave
Girl/Female
Latin American
The mythological Roman goddess of flowers. Diminutive of Florence: From 'florentius' or...
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian
Powerful
Boy/Male
German, Latin
Noble; Abbreviation of Alfonso
Female
English
Feminine form of English Ossian, OSSIA means "little deer."
Girl/Female
American, Australian, Christian, French, Latin
Prosperous; Flourishing; Flower; Blossoming
Boy/Male
Welsh
bears the staff'.
Boy/Male
Celtic
Battle.
Boy/Male
Arabic
Separating; Distinguishing
Boy/Male
British, English, Finnish, Swedish
God will Add Another Son
Surname or Lastname
English and French
English and French : habitational name from any of the various minor places named with Old English foss ‘ditch’ (Latin fossa). The Old English word did not survive into the period when surnames were acquired, so it is unlikely to be a topographic name, unless it is from the Old French cognate fosse. The reference may be to the Roman road Fosse Way, itself named in the Old English period from the ditch that ran alongside it, or to the river Foss in Yorkshire.Norwegian : habitational name from any of the fifteen west-coast farmsteads so named, from the dative form of foss ‘waterfall’ (from Old Norse fors).
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian
Lighting
Female
English
English pet form of English/French Florence, FLOSSIE means "blossoming."
Male
Italian
Pet form of Italian/Spanish Alfonso, FONSIE means "noble and ready."
Surname or Lastname
English (Bedfordshire)
English (Bedfordshire) : habitational name from a lost place in Bedfordshire, recorded in 969 as Foteseige, from Old English foss ‘ditch’, ‘dike’ + ēg ‘island’, ‘dry land in marsh’, ‘promontory’, or a topographic name for someone who lived on low lying land by a ditch or dike.
Boy/Male
Australian, British, English, Scandinavian
Divine Spear; God's Spear; Diminutive of Oscar
FOSSIL HUNTER
FOSSIL HUNTER
Male
Egyptian
, peace of Amon.
Male
French
Medieval French form of Hebrew Adam, ADNOT means "earth" or "red." It is now a surname.
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Excellent Among the Nobility
Boy/Male
Biblical
His kingdom; his counselor.
Girl/Female
Hindu
Of the family
Boy/Male
Muslim/Islamic
Divine help or guidance enabling, inner motivation
Boy/Male
Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sanskrit
Sacred Symbol; Bridge
Girl/Female
Hebrew, Indian
Miracle of God
Female
Hindi/Indian
(शोà¤à¤¾) Hindi name SHOBHA means "brilliance."
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Lord Krishna; God
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FOSSIL HUNTER
FOSSIL HUNTER
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FOSSIL HUNTER
n.
A fossil egg.
n.
A fossil rush.
n.
A gossip.
n.
A fossil millepore.
a.
Dug out of the earth; as, fossil coal; fossil salt.
n.
A fossil palm.
n.
A fossil echinoid.
n.
A pit, groove, cavity, or depression, of greater or less depth; as, the temporal fossa on the side of the skull; the nasal fossae containing the nostrils in most birds.
n.
The remains of an animal or plant found in stratified rocks. Most fossils belong to extinct species, but many of the later ones belong to species still living.
n.
The tattle of a gossip; groundless rumor.
n.
A fossil coral.
n.
A fossil nautilus.
a.
Like or pertaining to fossils; contained in rocks, whether petrified or not; as, fossil plants, shells.
n.
A fossil turbo.
pl.
of Fossa
n.
A fossil oyster.
n.
A fossil coral.
n.
A fossil insect.
n.
See Fossa.
n.
A fossil fish.