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a person with old-fashioned ideas
some old fossil who thinks that a boy and a girl shouldn't be together unsupervised until they are engaged
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Recent Examples of fossils
The partial skeleton was found in the Shiwandashan Basin of the Wangmen Formation -- a geological rock unit in southern China that contains fossils from the Jurassic period -- near the Mingjiang River, the researchers said.
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Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2025
The ideal case would be to find a terrestrial meteorite containing organic molecules, or conceivably micro-fossils, from a time that Earth’s own geological record has not preserved, says Crawford.
—Bruce Dorminey, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Between vineyards planted in old seabed soils covered with fossils and generations of winemaking history, Sauvignon Blanc from the Loire offers the finest examples of the variety.
—Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 29 Aug. 2025
This dinosaur previously was known only from a single rib fragment described in 2021 before these fossils were found in 2022 and 2023.
—CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2025
Douglas and his colleagues also reanalyzed a dataset on cephalopod traits, such as the emergence of tentacles and evolution of body shapes, from 27 living species and 52 fossils.
—Jake Buehler, Quanta Magazine, 28 Aug. 2025
One fist-sized rock held over a thousand microscopic fossils, including soft-bodied animals that are rarely fossilized, John wrote.
—Shaun McKinnon, AZCentral.com, 5 Aug. 2025
The changes led to widespread extinctions among marine life, while also creating the perfect conditions for preserving fossils like the one found in the Posidonia Shale.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 4 Aug. 2025
Among the fossils found at Shishugou, Guanlong wucaii stands out as an important discovery.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2025
The ideal case would be to find a terrestrial meteorite containing organic molecules, or conceivably micro-fossils, from a time that Earth’s own geological record has not preserved, says Crawford.
—Bruce Dorminey, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Between vineyards planted in old seabed soils covered with fossils and generations of winemaking history, Sauvignon Blanc from the Loire offers the finest examples of the variety.
—Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 29 Aug. 2025
This dinosaur previously was known only from a single rib fragment described in 2021 before these fossils were found in 2022 and 2023.
—CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2025
Douglas and his colleagues also reanalyzed a dataset on cephalopod traits, such as the emergence of tentacles and evolution of body shapes, from 27 living species and 52 fossils.
—Jake Buehler, Quanta Magazine, 28 Aug. 2025
One fist-sized rock held over a thousand microscopic fossils, including soft-bodied animals that are rarely fossilized, John wrote.
—Shaun McKinnon, AZCentral.com, 5 Aug. 2025
The changes led to widespread extinctions among marine life, while also creating the perfect conditions for preserving fossils like the one found in the Posidonia Shale.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 4 Aug. 2025
Among the fossils found at Shishugou, Guanlong wucaii stands out as an important discovery.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fossils
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While many social media users said the new logo erased the brand's old country feel, some conservatives suggested that the rebrand was rooted in politics.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
28 Aug. 2025
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Her official account on X frequently retweets claims by conservatives relating to attempts by local governments, universities, and public institutions, like the Smithsonian, to rebrand DEI.—
Jon McGowan,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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The front office acquired a pair of veterans in free agency in Russell Wilson and Jameis Winston, along with nabbing Jaxson Dart on draft night.—
Kevin McCormick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Sep. 2025
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Members of the Yurok Tribe waited on the sandbar to greet them, including 90-year-old Lavina Mattz Bowers and other veterans of the struggle to affirm the tribe's fishing rights.—
Debra Utacia Krol,
USA Today,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Fossils.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fossils. Accessed 5 Sep. 2025.
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