| 单词 | index fossil |
| 释义 | index fossilSEE SYNONYMS FOR index fossil ON THESAURUS.COM noun Geology, Paleontology.a widely distributed fossil, of narrow range in time, regarded as characteristic of a given geological formation, used especially in determining the age of related formations. Also called guide fossil. Origin of index fossilFirst recorded in 1895–1900 Words nearby index fossilindex case, index crime, Index Expurgatorius, index extensor muscle, index finger, index fossil, index fund, index futures, indexical, indexing head, indexing service Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for index fossilindex fossil nouna fossil species that characterizes and is used to delimit a geological zoneAlso called: zone fossil 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 Scientific definitions for index fossilindex fossil [ ĭn′dĕks′ ] The fossil remains of an organism that lived in a particular geologic age, used to identify or date the rock or rock layer in which it is found. The best type of index fossils are usually those of swimming or floating organisms that evolved quickly (and therefore did not cover a long span of geologic history) and were able to spread over large areas. Ammonites and graptolites are good index fossils. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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