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Palmacite :: Palmacite (n.) A fossil palm.

Hippurite :: Hippurite (n.) A fossil bivalve mollusk of the genus Hippurites, of many species, having a conical, cup-shaped under valve, with a flattish upper valve or lid. Hippurites are found only in the Cretaceous rocks..

Ovulite :: Ovulite (n.) A fossil egg.

Nautilus :: Nautilus (n.) The only existing genus of tetrabranchiate cephalopods. About four species are found living in the tropical Pacific, but many other species are found fossil. The shell is spiral, symmetrical, and chambered, or divided into several cavities by simple curved partitions, which are traversed and connected together by a continuous and nearly central tube or siphuncle. See Tetrabranchiata..

Calamite :: Calamite (n.) A fossil plant of the coal formation, having the general form of plants of the modern Equiseta (the Horsetail or Scouring Rush family) but sometimes attaining the height of trees, and having the stem more or less woody within. See Acrogen, and Asterophyllite..

Euosmitte :: Euosmitte (n.) A fossil resin, so called from its strong, peculiar, pleasant odor..

Heliolite :: Heliolite (n.) A fossil coral of the genus Heliolites, having twelve-rayed cells. It is found in the Silurian rocks..

Rhyncholite :: Rhyncholite (n.) A fossil cephalopod beak.

Fossilism :: Fossilism (n.) The science or state of fossils.

Ostracite :: Ostracite (n.) A fossil oyster.

Laminarite :: Laminarite (n.) A broad-leafed fossil alga.

Indurate :: Indurate (v. t.) To make hard; as, extreme heat indurates clay; some fossils are indurated by exposure to the air..

Tillodontia :: Tillodontia (n. pl.) An extinct group of Mammalia found fossil in the Eocene formation. The species are related to the carnivores, ungulates, and rodents. Called also Tillodonta..

Bufonite :: Bufonite (n.) An old name for a fossil consisting of the petrified teeth and palatal bones of fishes belonging to the family of Pycnodonts (thick teeth), whose remains occur in the oolite and chalk formations; toadstone; -- so named from a notion that it was originally formed in the head of a toad..

Marsupite :: Marsupite (n.) A fossil crinoid of the genus Marsupites, resembling a purse in form..

Arborization :: Arborization (n.) The appearance or figure of a tree or plant, as in minerals or fossils; a dendrite..

Tichorrhine :: Tichorrhine (n.) A fossil rhinoceros with a vertical bony medial septum supporting the nose; the hairy rhinoceros.

Milleporite :: Milleporite (n.) A fossil millepore.

Encrinite :: Encrinite (n.) A fossil crinoid, esp. one belonging to, or resembling, the genus Encrinus. Sometimes used in a general sense for any crinoid..

Fossilization :: Fossilization (n.) The process of converting, or of being converted, into a fossil..

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