microfossil
noun
mi·cro·fos·sil
ˌmī-krō-ˈfä-səl 
: a small fossil that typically can be studied only microscopically and that may be either a fragment of a larger organism or an entire minute organism
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These include a microfossil sifter where visitors can sift through sand and learn how archaeologists search for fossils and tactile activities where visitors can touch and compare bronze casts of specimens,.
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Liz Rothaus Bertrand, Charlotte Observer, 26 June 2024
Conceivably, there is still cryptic life on Mars, although astrobiologists would be thrilled to find even a microfossil of something that lived billions of years ago.
—Joel Achenbach, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Feb. 2023
The less-than-attractive scientific name of this less-than-attractive microfossil calls out its winkled, bag-like body and mouth resembling a crown.
—Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, 30 Jan. 2017
The most complex microfossil consists of a stem with parallel branches on one side that is nearly a centimeter long.
—David Bressan, Forbes, 14 Apr. 2022
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Liz Rothaus Bertrand, Charlotte Observer, 26 June 2024
Conceivably, there is still cryptic life on Mars, although astrobiologists would be thrilled to find even a microfossil of something that lived billions of years ago.
—Joel Achenbach, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Feb. 2023
The less-than-attractive scientific name of this less-than-attractive microfossil calls out its winkled, bag-like body and mouth resembling a crown.
—Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, 30 Jan. 2017
The most complex microfossil consists of a stem with parallel branches on one side that is nearly a centimeter long.
—David Bressan, Forbes, 14 Apr. 2022
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“Microfossil.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/microfossil. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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