subfossil
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sub·fos·sil

adjective \-ˌfä-səl\

Definition of SUBFOSSIL

: of less than typical fossil age but partially fossilized <subfossil bones>
subfossil noun

Origin of SUBFOSSIL

International Scientific Vocabulary
First Known Use: 1832

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