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 deposits contain tiny microfossils of plankton, including organisms such as diatoms and coccolithophores that live on or near the ocean’s surface.
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Suzanne Oconnell, The Conversation, 3 Sep. 2024
Exploring Mars’ past Since landing on Mars, Perseverance has crossed Jezero Crater and explored an ancient river delta in search of microfossils of past life.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 26 July 2024
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,.
—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
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Suzanne Oconnell, The Conversation, 3 Sep. 2024
Exploring Mars’ past Since landing on Mars, Perseverance has crossed Jezero Crater and explored an ancient river delta in search of microfossils of past life.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 26 July 2024
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,.
—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
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“Microfossil.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/microfossil. Accessed 20 Sep. 2024.
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