fossiliferous

[ fos-uh-lif-er-uhs ]

/ ˌfɒs əˈlɪf ər əs /

adjective

bearing or containing fossils, as rocks or strata.

Origin of fossiliferous

First recorded in 1840–50; fossil + -i- + -ferous

OTHER WORDS FROM fossiliferous

non·fos·sil·if·er·ous, adjectiveun·fos·sil·if·er·ous, adjective

Words nearby fossiliferous

fossil, fossil energy, fossil fuel, fossil fuels, fossil gum, fossiliferous, fossilize, fossil record, fossor, fossorial, fossula

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Example sentences from the Web for fossiliferous

The fossiliferous beds occur a few hundred yards below the dwelling-house of Rose Farm.
The Cruise of the Betsey|Hugh Miller
This fossil-bearing set of strata he first styled the “fossiliferous greywacke series,” changing it in 1835 to “Silurian system.”
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1|Various
They traverse all kinds of rocks, both hypogene and fossiliferous, and extend downwards to indefinite or unknown depths.
A Manual of Elementary Geology|Charles Lyell.
To the south of the Downs there is a narrow valley formed by the Gault, a fossiliferous blue clay.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 7|Various

To the geologist the fossiliferous limestones and the metamorphic rocks are alike of interest.
The Sunny Side of Ireland|John O'Mahony and R. Lloyd Praeger

British Dictionary definitions for fossiliferous

fossiliferous

/ (ˌfɒsɪˈlɪfərəs) /

adjective

(of sedimentary rocks) containing fossils

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单词	fossiliferous
释义	fossiliferous [ fos-uh-lif-er-uhs ] / ˌfɒs əˈlɪf ər əs / adjective bearing or containing fossils, as rocks or strata. Origin of fossiliferous First recorded in 1840–50; fossil + -i- + -ferous OTHER WORDS FROM fossiliferous non·fos·sil·if·er·ous, adjectiveun·fos·sil·if·er·ous, adjective Words nearby fossiliferous fossil, fossil energy, fossil fuel, fossil fuels, fossil gum, fossiliferous, fossilize, fossil record, fossor, fossorial, fossula Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for fossiliferous The fossiliferous beds occur a few hundred yards below the dwelling-house of Rose Farm. The Cruise of the Betsey\|Hugh Miller This fossil-bearing set of strata he first styled the “fossiliferous greywacke series,” changing it in 1835 to “Silurian system.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1\|Various They traverse all kinds of rocks, both hypogene and fossiliferous, and extend downwards to indefinite or unknown depths. A Manual of Elementary Geology\|Charles Lyell. To the south of the Downs there is a narrow valley formed by the Gault, a fossiliferous blue clay. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 7\|Various To the geologist the fossiliferous limestones and the metamorphic rocks are alike of interest. The Sunny Side of Ireland\|John O'Mahony and R. Lloyd Praeger British Dictionary definitions for fossiliferous fossiliferous / (ˌfɒsɪˈlɪfərəs) / adjective (of sedimentary rocks) containing fossils Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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