ossiferous
/äˈsifərəs
/adjective Geology
(Of a cave or stratum) containing or yielding deposits of bone, especially fossil bone.The prolific vertebrate faunas indicate a correlation with the ossiferous horizons of section 2.
Origin
Early 19th century: from Latin os, oss- 'bone' + -ferous.
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