mold fossil

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Definition of mold fossil in English English dictionary

A fossil formed when an animal, plant, or other organism dies and is covered by sediment, its flesh decays and bones deteriorate due to chemical reactions, and a cavity remains below the ground surface; the cavity's interior surface is an impression in the general form of the original organism's exterior surface

Related Terms

mold fossils

plural form of mold fossil

Hyphenation

mold fos·sil

Turkish pronunciation

mōld fäsıl

Pronunciation

/ˈmōld ˈfäsəl/ /ˈmoʊld ˈfɑːsəl/